Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes has roughly 20 years of Cybersecurity and IT Experience, now serving as the VP of Security Strategy at Zenity. Having served in nearly every capacity from CEO, Co-Founder, CISO and various Security Engineering and Architecture roles, Chris has built a career in deep cybersecurity focus coupled with secure business outcomes.
Chris also served as a Cyber Innovation Fellow (CIF) at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), focusing on software supply chain security and AppSec.
Enthusiastic about contributing back to the community, Chris is the Author of Software Transparency, Effective Vulnerability Management as well as his latest work, Securing Agentic AI. Chris is a frequent public speaker, panelist, author, and industry commentator on topics related to AppSec, Vulnerability Management, Software Supply Chain Security, and AI Security.
Chris is also a proud military veteran and enjoys collaborating with the security community through groups such as CSA, OWASP, and others.
Posts by Chris Hughes
Why Soft Guardrails Get Us Hacked: The Case for Hard Boundaries in Agentic AI
One recurring theme in my research and writing on agentic AI security has been the distinction between soft guardrails...
Securing AI Where It Acts: Why Agents Now Define AI Risks
AI agent security risks are emerging as a critical challenge in enterprise AI adoption. As agents move beyond generating...
Governing Agentic AI: A Practical Framework for the Enterprise
In my previous piece, "The Agentic AI Governance Blind Spot," I laid out what I believe is one of the most critical...
The Agentic AI Governance Blind Spot: Why the Leading Frameworks Are Already Outdated
Approach any security, technology and business leader and they will stress the importance of governance to you....
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