Combating the CISO Exodus: New ‘90-Day Command Framework’ Stabilizes Cyber Risk During Executive Transitions
New whitepaper from Professor Kieran Upadrasta offers boards a strategic lifeline as CISO tenure drops to an average of 18 months. LONDON, UK – January 21, 2026 – As the average tenure of Chief Information Security Officers falls to a critical low of 18–26 months, organizations are increasingly facing dangerous "leadership vacuums." Addressing this volatility, globally recognized cybersecurity strategist Professor Kieran Upadrasta has today released “Commanding the Crisis: An Interim CISO’s 90-Day Roadmap to Boardroom Confidence.” The whitepaper introduces a proprietary 90-Day Command Framework, a methodology designed to help interim leaders and Boards of Directors rapidly quantify risk, stabilize governance, and ensure regulatory compliance during the fragile period of executive transition. The Strategic Gap "When a CISO departs, they don't just take their laptop; they take the institutional memory of the organization's risk posture," said Professor Upadras...