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Nikoloz Kokhreidze

Nikoloz Kokhreidze

Fractional CISO & Founder of CybersecTools | Strategic Security Advisor for B2B Scale-Ups & Cybersecurity Vendors

195 Security Leadership Articles

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How a vCISO Accelerates Enterprise Sales and Compliance: The Reality No One Talks About

Stop losing million-euro enterprise deals: learn the brutal truth about how a vCISO rapidly accelerates sales and achieves ISO 27001 by focusing only on what truly closes deals.

Dec 4 7 min read
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Brief #132: Microsoft Defender Bypass, Chinese AI Autonomous Hacking, Salaries Go Down

Shai-Hulud 2.0 compromises 25,000+ npm repositories for credential harvesting. Early AI security adopters see 67% security posture improvement and 70% breach risk reduction.

Nov 30 8 min read
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Brief #131: Sturnus Trojan Bypasses WhatsApp Encryption, ServiceNow AI Agents Exploited, CISO Pay Up 6.7%

Azure mitigated a record-breaking 15.72 Tbps DDoS attack from 500K+ IPs. Security budgets grew only 4% while executive compensation surged, creating resource allocation challenges.

Nov 23 8 min read
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How Founders and CTOs Can Build a Security Program in 90 Days (Without Losing Their Mind)

Build an ISO 27001 and SOC 2-aligned security program in 90 days to win enterprise deals. Practical guide for founders and CTOs with limited time.

Nov 20 14 min read
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Brief #130: Amazon Detects APT Zero-Days, Claude AI Exploited for Espionage, $1M-$10M Insider Losses

Chinese actors autonomously attacked 30 major tech firms using manipulated AI. 41% of breached orgs lost millions to insiders. DPRK targets developers via JSON storage services.

Nov 16 8 min read
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What is a Fractional CISO and How Can It Help European B2B Companies?

Fractional CISO services are essential for growing B2B companies to win enterprise customers and grow with confidence. In this article we look at what is fractional CISO, how it works and associated costs.

Nov 13 12 min read
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Brief #129: 7 ChatGPT Vulnerabilities, New OWASP 2025 Top 10, 2 Million Jobs Myth

Samsung Galaxy zero-day exploited by LANDFALL spyware for surveillance across Middle East. Social engineering attacks surge 1,450% in H1 2025 with breakout times under 60 minutes.

Nov 9 11 min read
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Brief #128: Windows WSUS RCE Exploited, Claude AI Data Leak, CISO Budget Gaps

100,000 WSUS exploitation attempts in 7 days demand immediate patching. CISOs running 25+ security tools face 50% higher incident rates. Entry-level cybersecurity roles see 5,000 applications per position as market contracts.

Nov 2 10 min read
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Brief #127: AWS Multi-Service Outage, AI MCP Command Injection, Microsoft Deputy CISO Model

Self-propagating GlassWorm worm harvests credentials from 49 crypto wallets using blockchain C2 infrastructure. CISO salary discussion reveals $161K university role versus $250-300/hour consulting opportunities amid market challenges.

Oct 26 10 min read

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