Why the Cybersecurity Blame Game Is Breaking the Industry - The CyberVault with Jeffrey Wheatman

10/12/2025 37 min

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Jeffrey Wheatman, SVP Cyber Risk Evangelist & Strategist at Black Kite - a cybersecurity leader known for cutting through noise and challenging how organisations think about risk, intelligence, and security leadership.At Black Kite, Jeffrey helps organisations rethink third-party risk and align security programs with real business outcomes. In this conversation, we dig into why the industry feels stuck in a blame game, why collaboration is still so limited, and how risk intelligence is reshaping modern security.We explore:⚠️ Why CISOs, execs, vendors, and boards keep pointing fingers🤝 How to move from blame to shared accountability🛡️ Why we’re “at war but fighting alone” - and how collaboration changes that📉 The rise of silent breaches and hidden financial impact⚡ How real-time intelligence transforms detection and decision-making🎯 The debate over technical vs. strategic CISOs - and what the role should be🏛️ How to truly optimise the CISO role for the businessIf you’re a security leader or business executive, this episode offers a direct, unfiltered look at what’s holding security back - and what needs to change.

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