Speaker · CISO · Writer
Lora
Vaughn
I help security leaders make decisions they can defend, on stage, in writing, and in the room when it matters.
Ex NSA · 2x CISO · CISSP · CISOs Connect A100
Writing
How I think about security
career
The Meeting I Never Recovered From
I once dressed someone down in front of a dozen people. It took me years to understand what I was actually angry at, and learning to observe my own body changed how I lead.
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The Room That Booed
I watched a concert crowd boo AI for the first time, and I realized how far my own corner of the world has drifted from everyone else's. It also helped me say where I want the line to be.
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AI Detectors Are the New Security Scores
AI text detectors and security ratings sell the same thing: a confident number for people who need to feel in control. Both fall apart when you ask how the number was made.
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Build vs. Buy Changed. Nobody Updated the Risk Model.
Anyone with an AI subscription can now build software that does real work. Few companies have asked what happens when that software becomes business critical and the person who built it leaves.
Speaking
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Lora Vaughn is a fractional CISO and cybersecurity speaker with 20+ years securing banks, digital payments, and financial products at scale. She is a two time CISO (MoneyGram, Simmons Bank), a former NSA analyst, a CISSP, and a two time CISOs Connect A100 honoree. She writes practical, no buzzword security guidance from Birmingham, Alabama.