CISO Diaries: Thomas Kopeinig-Gatterer on Intelligent Risk, Resilience, and Security at the Speed of Change
Security Boulevard, Sunday, April 26th, 2026
A CISO discusses intelligent risk management, balancing speed with security in an AI-driven world, and building resilient security programs.
Thomas Kopeinig-Gatterer, CISO at RUBICON IT GmbH, shares insights on modern cybersecurity leadership in this Security Boulevard interview. He emphasizes that effective security is about enabling business progress safely rather than simply saying no, and focuses on translating technical threats into business impact.
Key challenges he identifies include balancing rapid innovation with security in an AI-driven environment, managing identity compromise and supply chain risks, and ensuring security decisions are embedded early in business processes. Kopeinig-Gatterer measures program success not just through traditional KPIs but through outcomes like detection speed, resilience, cultural adoption, and whether teams consistently make better security decisions autonomously.