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Awareness, AI Governance, GRC, education & community
WAIG brings together cybersecurity, AI governance, data governance, GRC, risk management, and responsible technology to create a safer digital ecosystem.
AI Security, Cybersecurity Platforms, Continuous Posture Assessment, Vulnerability Assurance & Sovereign AI
Technical depth for continuous posture assessment, vulnerability assurance, AI security platforms, and sovereign AI deployment patterns.
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Part of the October 2026 community program.
Part of the October 2026 community program.
Part of the October 2026 community program.
Part of the October 2026 community program.
Part of the October 2026 community program.
Part of the October 2026 community program.
Part of the October 2026 community program.
Part of the October 2026 community program.
Part of the October 2026 community program.
Part of the October 2026 community program.
Week 1 — Oct 1–6
Understand the threat before you can defend against it.
Day 1
CyberSecurity Month 2026: 30 Days. 30 Risks. One Mission.
Campaign days
31
Audience tracks
8
Pillars
5
Pick today's theme · Learn · Act · Share
Day 2
Cybersecurity Is No Longer an IT Problem—It Is a Business Risk
Campaign day
2
Week focus
W1
Action items
2
Name owners for top 5 digital risks today
Day 3
The New Attack Surface: AI, LLMs & AI Agents
Campaign day
3
Week focus
W1
Action items
2
Inventory production AI systems today
Day 4
Phishing Has Evolved: From Emails to AI-Powered Social Engineering
Entry vector
#1
AI lures
↑
Defense
MFA + report
Run a phishing report drill
Day 5
Ransomware 2026: Why Backup Alone Is Not Enough
Downtime cost
High
Backup target
First
Recovery test
Required
Test restore of one critical system
Day 6
Never Trust, Always Verify: What Zero Trust Really Means
Campaign day
6
Week focus
W1
Action items
2
Remove one standing admin account
Week 2 — Oct 7–13
AI is creating a new attack surface—and traditional security controls cannot address every AI-specific risk.
Day 7
CVSS Is Not Enough: Why EPSS + KEV + Asset Context Matter
Campaign day
7
Week focus
W2
Action items
2
Reprioritize top 10 vulns with EPSS+KEV
Day 8
You Cannot Protect What You Cannot See
Campaign day
8
Week focus
W2
Action items
2
Run external discovery on your brand
Day 9
Cloud Security: Misconfiguration Is Still a Major Risk
Campaign day
9
Week focus
W2
Action items
2
Fix one public exposure today
Day 10
Shadow AI: The Next Generation of Shadow IT
Campaign day
10
Week focus
W2
Action items
2
Survey teams on AI tools used last month
Day 11
When AI Agents Get More Power: Who Controls the Agent?
Campaign day
11
Week focus
W2
Action items
2
Document agent permissions model
Day 12
Prompt Injection: The Cybersecurity Problem Inside Your AI
OWASP LLM
Top 10
RAG risk
Poison
Control
Guardrails
Add input/output guard on one LLM app
Day 13
AI Governance Is Cybersecurity Governance
Campaign day
13
Week focus
W2
Action items
2
Link AI register to risk register
Week 3 — Oct 14–18
Security, privacy, governance and AI risk are increasingly interconnected.
Day 14
From AI Risk to AI Accountability: Who Owns the Risk?
Campaign day
14
Week focus
W3
Action items
2
Name accountable exec per high-tier AI system
Day 15
GRC Should Not Be a Spreadsheet Exercise
Campaign day
15
Week focus
W3
Action items
2
Automate one control test
Day 16
Data Is the Fuel of AI—How Are You Protecting It?
Campaign day
16
Week focus
W3
Action items
2
Classify datasets feeding AI
Day 17
DPDP Act: What Organizations Need to Think About Now
Focus
Rights
Breach
Duty
RoPA
Start here
Update RoPA for one business line
Day 18
Privacy Without Data Governance Is Difficult to Sustain
Campaign day
18
Week focus
W3
Action items
2
Assign steward for critical dataset
Week 4 — Oct 19–25
Assume compromise. Validate controls. Detect faster. Respond better.
Day 19
When an Incident Happens: Your First 60 Minutes Matter
Golden hour
60 min
Evidence
First
Comms
Planned
Walk through IR runbook tabletop
Day 20
Digital Evidence: Preserve First, Investigate Second
Campaign day
20
Week focus
W4
Action items
2
Validate log retention meets investigation needs
Day 21
DFIR vs CFIR: Understanding Modern Incident Response
Campaign day
21
Week focus
W4
Action items
2
Add cloud IR play to your runbook
Day 22
Attackers Think Like Adversaries. Defenders Should Too.
Campaign day
22
Week focus
W4
Action items
2
Schedule one purple exercise
Day 23
Can Your Security Controls Actually Stop an Attack?
Campaign day
23
Week focus
W4
Action items
2
Run BAS on top 3 MITRE techniques
Day 24
VAPT Is a Snapshot. Continuous Validation Is a Journey.
Campaign day
24
Week focus
W4
Action items
2
Tie pentest findings to asset owners
Day 25
From Security Assessment to Continuous Posture Assurance
Assurance
Daily
Evidence
Live
Board view
Trend
Define 5 KPIs for continuous assurance
Week 5 — Oct 26–31
Cybersecurity is ultimately about organizational resilience.
Day 26
The CISO's 2026 Challenge: Too Many Tools, Too Little Context
Campaign day
26
Week focus
W5
Action items
2
Retire one redundant tool or integrate it
Day 27
Cybersecurity in BFSI: Security, Compliance & Resilience
Campaign day
27
Week focus
W5
Action items
2
Review fraud scenarios involving deepfakes
Day 28
Healthcare & Sensitive Data: Security Beyond Compliance
Campaign day
28
Week focus
W5
Action items
2
Review medical device and vendor access
Day 29
Sovereign AI: Why Security, Governance & Data Residency Matter
Campaign day
29
Week focus
W5
Action items
2
Map data residency for AI workloads
Day 30
Cybersecurity ≠ Prevention Alone: Can You Detect, Respond & Recover?
Campaign day
30
Week focus
W5
Action items
2
Score maturity on detect/respond/recover
Day 31
30 Days Later: What Did We Learn About Cybersecurity 2026?
Campaign day
31
Week focus
W5
Action items
2
Publish your team's top 3 commitments