AI Is Rewriting the Threat Model: Are Security Leaders Keeping Up?
In Episode 102 of the Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Series, Dr. Dave Chatterjee is joined by Chris Cochran—Field CISO and VP of AI Security at the SANS Institute, and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, NSA, and U.S. Cyber Command—to examine how artificial intelligence is fundamentally rewriting the cybersecurity threat model, and whether security leaders are evolving fast enough to keep pace.
From the rapid and largely ungoverned adoption of AI across enterprises, to the collapse of traditional threat modeling assumptions, to the rise of autonomous agentic systems operating without human intervention, the episode surfaces a stark reality: AI is no longer a future risk—it is an active, present-tense governance challenge that most organizations are still approaching reactively.
Framed through Dr. Chatterjee’s Commitment–Preparedness–Discipline (CPD) lens, the conversation delivers a clear and urgent message: security leaders must establish AI asset visibility, embed security into AI deployment from the start, and build disciplined governance structures before the next wave of AI-enabled attacks makes the cost of inaction catastrophic.
To access and download the entire podcast summary with discussion highlights - https://www.dchatte.com/episode-102-ai-is-rewriting-the-threat-model-are-security-leaders-keeping-up/
In Episode 102 of the Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Series, Dr. Dave Chatterjee is joined by Chris Cochran—Field CISO and VP of AI Security at the SANS Institute, and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, NSA, and U.S. Cyber Command—to examine how artificial intelligence is fundamentally rewriting the cybersecurity threat model, and whether security leaders are evolving fast enough to keep pace.
From the rapid and largely ungoverned adoption of AI across enterprises, to the collapse of traditional threat modeling assumptions, to the rise of autonomous agentic systems operating without human intervention, the episode surfaces a stark reality: AI is no longer a future risk—it is an active, present-tense governance challenge that most organizations are still approaching reactively.
Framed through Dr. Chatterjee’s Commitment–Preparedness–Discipline (CPD) lens, the conversation delivers a clear and urgent message: security leaders must establish AI asset visibility, embed security into AI deployment from the start, and build disciplined governance structures before the next wave of AI-enabled attacks makes the cost of inaction catastrophic.
To access and download the entire podcast summary with discussion highlights - https://www.dchatte.com/episode-102-ai-is-rewriting-the-threat-model-are-security-leaders-keeping-up/
Connect with Host Dr. Dave Chatterjee
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Books Published
Cybersecurity Readiness: A Holistic and High-Performance Approach
Articles & Cases Published
Chatterjee, D. (2026). Root: Automating the Remediation Gap, Ivey Publishing, Jan 7, 2026.
Chatterjee, D. and Leslie, A. (2024). “Ignorance is not bliss: A human-centered whole-of-enterprise approach to cybersecurity preparedness,” Business Horizons, Accepted on Oct 29, 2024.
Chatterjee, D. (2023). “Mission critical – How American Cancer Society successfully and securely migrated to the cloud amid the pandemic,” I by IMD, March 13, 2023.
Chatterjee, D. (2022). “Preventing security breaches must start at the top,” I by IMD, September 28, 2022, Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland
Benz, M. and Chatterjee, D. (2020). “Calculated Risk? A Cybersecurity Evaluation Tool for SMEs,” Business Horizons, available online from May 4, 2020
Chatterjee, D. (2019). “Should Executives Go To Jail Over Cyber Attacks,” Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, Vol 29, Issue 1, pp. 1-3.
Abraham, C., Chatterjee, D., and Sims, R. (2019). “Muddling through cybersecurity: Insights from the U.S. healthcare industry,” Business Horizons, July 2019.
