Kayne McGladrey, CISSP, is a cybersecurity advisor and senior IEEE member. He previously served as Field CISO for a leading GRC startup and as a CISO in the defense industrial base. Now working as an independent consultant and virtual CISO, he helps Fortune 500 and Global 1000 organizations align cybersecurity with business risk. As author of the GRC Maturity Model, Kayne focuses on governance, risk, and compliance programs that enable executive decision-making. His recent work addresses AI security challenges, including adversarial machine learning, AI-powered attacks, and EU AI Act compliance. With nearly three decades of experience, he guides enterprises through the intersection of security, governance, and innovation as they adopt AI technologies at scale.