CSO Magazine: CISOs rethink the security organization for the AI era

Jason Lander is the SVP of Product Management for Aya Healthcare. He discussed how he’s driving innovation through the development of disruptive healthcare technologies.

Reshaping cyber-IT collaboration

“AI is noticeably reshaping how security and IT departments collaborate, streamline workflows, blend responsibilities, make decisions and redefine trust dynamics,” he says. “Our IT operations have become more intelligent and proactive. Our security team is gaining operational support and better visibility.”

Transforming the nature of work

AI is enabling various improvements at Aya Healthcare, including the ability to streamline and automate repetitive tasks, Lander says, thereby evolving how security work gets done.

“AI tools help retrieve data faster and expedite decision-making, which frees up team members’ time to focus on more strategic challenges,” he says. “We continue to upskill and train employees on new AI processes and tools, streamline systems integrations, identify immediate threat detection quicker, improve processes, and ensure a greater focus on overall security, and data governance and access.”

Lander says AI has even reshaped his daily work by placing an emphasis on process automation, prompting him to reassess past organizational choices and enhance strategic priorities.

“It requires a deeper knowledge in governance and risk, aligning AI capabilities with business objectives and balancing innovation with risk management,” he explains. “All of the investments we’re making at Aya are 100% mission-driven. Our innovative technologies ensure hospitals and healthcare facilities have the very best clinician when and where they’re needed most, while giving them time to focus on what’s most-important: patient care.”

Making cybersecurity a more expansive effort

For Aya Healthcare’s Lander, AI has introduced a host of new opportunities his teams are looking at. “We’re rethinking and redefining sensitive data. We’re also adopting better detection models and practices for distinguishing between human- and bot-generated behavior,” he says, adding that security professionals are also monitoring and planning for increased risk of security leaks.

Building coalitions

Lander emphasizes the need to recognize that AI isn’t just a new tool but also “a new domain that requires careful governance, thoughtful integration, strategic thinking, and continuous learning. By embedding security from day one, engaging cross-functional stakeholders, anticipating unique AI risks, and investing in people and adaptive frameworks, CISOs can guide their organizations to responsibly and confidently harness AI’s potential.”

He recommends that CISOs should plan and prepare for the AI era by building coalitions, ensuring AI is not managed as a silo, but as a shared responsibility. “The next few years will require an open mind and a view that AI is like a new member of the team who makes everyone better,” Lander says. “The CISO of the future is not just securing systems, they’re securing AI-enabled business success.”

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