Kerissa Varma, president of Women in Cybersecurity Southern Africa.
EXCLUSIVE: A SHOCKING, behind-closed-doors confession is about to be aired that will expose the terrifying truth of corporate cybersecurity. Kerissa Varma, a leading industry figure, is set to host a fireside chat that will BLOW THE LID OFF the pathetic state of boardroom security strategy. The revelation? Our top security chiefs are being SYSTEMATICALLY IGNORED and UNDERFUNDED by leadership who care more about profits than protection.
Varma, joined by a panel of battered CISOs, will reveal the HORRIFYING CHALLENGES they face: begging for pennies while nation-state hackers plot their next move, translating APOCALYPTIC RISK levels into soothing boardroom PowerPoints, and attempting to prove ROI on investments that literally prevent corporate annihilation. This isn’t just a talk; it’s a CRY FOR HELP from the front lines of a war we are LOSING.
Sources suggest the discussion will confirm our darkest suspicions: that the very people entrusted with safeguarding our data are POWERLESS AGAINST THE SUITS. “We will delve into how CISOs manage board discussions… and how they navigate talks with insurers and regulators,” Varma stated, a thinly veiled admission of a BROKEN SYSTEM where security is a negotiation, not a necessity. The event’s own director concedes CISOs are “under pressure”—a laughable UNDERSTATMENT for those facing impossible demands with one hand tied behind their back.
This summit is not an educational event; it is a DAMNING INDICTMENT of corporate negligence. They are hosting a CISO *Retreat* because the job has become UNBEARABLE. Every piece of your personal data, your financial records, your private life, is held hostage by this colossal failure of leadership. If the people in charge of the locks can’t get the keys, what does that say about the fortress? THE BOARDS ARE ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL, AND WE ARE ALL ABOUT TO CRASH.



