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Sounil Yu

Sounil Yu | Cyber Defense Matrix and the DIE Triad
Sounil Yu

Biography

Sounil Yu is the author and creator of the Cyber Defense Matrix and the DIE Triad, which are reshaping approaches to cybersecurity. He's a Board Member of the CMMC Cyber Accreditation Body; senior fellow at GMU Scalia Law School's National Security Institute; guest lecturer at Carnegie Mellon; and advisor to many startups. Sounil is the co-founder and Chief AI Safety Officer at Knostic and previously served as the CISO at JupiterOne, CISO-in-Residence at YL Ventures, and Chief Security Scientist at Bank of America. Before BofA, he helped improve information security at several Fortune 100 companies and Federal Government agencies. Sounil has over 20 granted patents and was recognized as one of the most influential people in security by Security Magazine and Influencer of the Year by SC Awards. He is a recipient of the SANS Lifetime Achievement Award and was inducted into the Cybersecurity Hall of Fame. He has an MS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Economics from Duke University.

Sessions

11:55h
Conference | Congress Systemic, cyber-physical and supply chain resilience CISOs & Security Leader

New operating models for governing AI and cybersecurity

Sounil Yu
Sounil Yu Cyber Defense Matrix and the DIE Triad Author and creator Speaker

#AIGovernance, #CISOs, #CyberResilience, #CybersecurityLeadership, #Governance, #RiskManagement, #SecurityOperatingModel, #Strategy

2026-11-04 11:55 2026-11-04 12:20 Europe/Madrid New operating models for governing AI and cybersecurity AI is not just more automation. It requires new thinking and new operating models to govern and secure properly. This session explores these operating models, shares practical ways to apply them, and predicts what is coming next. Auditorium I
Wed 4
11:55h - 12:20h Auditorium I Full Congress Pass
● OCTOBER · CYBERSECURITY MONTH

October is Cyber Month.

Celebrate it with BCC26.
Full Congress Pass
€225
Expo Plus
€150
Valid until 31 October · #BCC26
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