3 AI & Cybersecurity Insights from Gartner CIO Leadership Forum Phoenix 2026

February 27, 2026 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

From Tinkering to All-In: CIOs Just Flipped the Switch.

Rocky the Raptor here, RPost’s cybersecurity product evangelist. I just got back from the Gartner CIO Leadership Forum in Phoenix, and let me tell you - the desert wasn’t the only thing heating up! The conversations around AI, cyber risk, and board-level accountability were intense.

Rethinking Vendor Risk: How AI Is Transforming Third-Party Risk

February 20, 2026 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

From Perimeter Defense to Preemptive Defense.

Why are we still guarding the front door when most of the action is happening in the backyard? Rocky the Raptor here, RPost’s cybersecurity product evangelist, and today we’re talking about a security myth that’s quietly aging out.

AI Is Moving Faster Than CIOs Can Adapt

February 13, 2026 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Augment What You Have. Better Together.

At the end of 2025, Gartner Research reported insights culled from discussions with 12,000 CIOs. But that was 2025.

Ransomware Starts with Reconnaissance, Not Bitcoin

February 06, 2026 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

When Bitcoin Dives, Do Cybercriminals Panic or Pivot to Gold?

Rocky the Raptor here, RPost’s cybersecurity product evangelist. I’m here like many, watching the tech stock charts, wishing I had cashed out of my tech investments weeks ago. And, of course, the same with the crypto charts. But I’m looking in hindsight; the cybercriminals are looking in the now.

Why CIOs Must Rethink Security, Third-Party & Vendor Risk in the Age of Rapid AI Change

January 30, 2026 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Augment What You Have. Better Together.

Rocky the Raptor here, RPost’s cybersecurity product evangelist. In a few weeks, we’ll be heading to Arizona for the Gartner Research CIO Leadership Forum -- the largest, invitation-only gathering of CIOs from the world’s largest organizations.