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 Paul Kurtz

Paul Kurtz

Paul has led organizations involved in the most pressing national security issues, ranging from counter-terrorism, weapons nonproliferation, critical infrastructure protection, and cybersecurity.

His management experience spans government, non-profits, to the private sector, ranging from Special Assistant to the President on the White House's National Security Council to managing partner for a consulting company's overseas operations to founding a venture-funded cybersecurity company.

Career highlights include experience on the ground as a weapons inspector in Iraq and North Korea, serving as Political Advisor in Northern Iraq, coordinating the immediate response to the attacks of September 11, planning a national cyber defense program, to turning an idea to automate cyber intelligence management into a successful company (TruSTAR) ultimately acquired by Splunk.

CISO Circle 4 Min Read

AI Knows Best (But Won’t Tell You Why): Cybersecurity’s New Dilemma

What happens when your best cyber defender can’t explain its moves? Navigating AI’s brilliance and blind spots.
CISO Circle 3 Min Read

From Lone Wolves to Cyber Packs: How Collaboration Crushes Threats

AI and machine learning are supercharging collaborative security efforts by building smart defense systems with cyber memory.
CISO Circle 5 Min Read

Tipping the Balance: The Power of Automated Cyber Defense Federations

Defending in isolation is like trying to solve the mysteries of the universe solo—automated cyber defense federations are the only way to keep pace with today’s cosmic-scale cyber threats.
CISO Circle 2 Min Read

From Espionage to Sabotage: The Shifting Strategies of Global Cyber Conflict

Cyber sabotage is on the rise. Strengthening cybersecurity measures across sectors with sensitive infrastructure is becoming more crucial.
CISO Circle 1 Min Read

Is Your Organization in Step With AI? Check on Your Data Tenancy.

Forget the lone-wolf mentality of a single SOC. Today, it’s all about cross-sector collaboration and information sharing
CISO Circle 2 Min Read

What Science Fiction Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity Realities

With artificial intelligence being the topic of de jour, AI can be the trigger to accelerate automated information sharing, creating a non-zero sum paradigm where all participants benefit.