The CISO Role Isn't Universal: 5 Industry Perspectives
TechTarget, Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
CISOs at a CDN, a law firm, a university and others explain how industry shapes their priorities and risks.
TechTarget's Sean Michael Kerner profiles how the CISO role differs across verticals, where security leaders report to different bosses, defend different assets and face different regulators, with perspectives from legal services, higher education and other sectors.
Fastly deputy CISO Fernando Medrano notes that at an infrastructure company security posture is part of the product, so architecture decisions shape risk for every customer.
Medrano says AI pressure cuts both ways: securing the business's AI use while using AI to scale a lean security team.