The CISO role is at an inflection point. Fewer businesses feel they need one; a capable CTO, CIO, or Head of Security can increasingly cover the ground. Remuneration has stalled, the senior market has compressed, and AI is quietly absorbing work the industry once considered irreplaceable. So what comes next for cyber security leaders - and for the wider pipeline of talent behind them?

In this 30-minute Q&A, Christian Toon and Will Poole take an honest look at where cyber leadership is heading. Christian shares his view on the dwindling CISO market and the paths to reinvention - from head-of-function roles and fractional advisory to working alongside (and policing) AI. Will broadens the lens to the wider talent pain points and the rise of AI agents stepping into roles humans used to fill. Practical, candid, and occasionally uncomfortable.