ISSA Sacramento Valley Chapter Meeting – 8/21/2026 – AI Governance
Speaker: Dr. Adeel Shaikh Muhammad, Adeel Solutions LLC
Topic: “The AI Governance Gap: Reducing Cyber Risk Without Slowing Innovation”
Synopsis: AI is quickly becoming part of everyday business operations, security workflows, and decision-making, but many organizations are still trying to understand how to govern it in a practical way. This session will explain how cybersecurity and risk leaders can approach AI governance without turning it into a slow, theoretical, or compliance-only exercise.
The talk will cover the real cyber risks introduced by AI adoption, including shadow AI, data exposure, model misuse, third-party risk, and overreliance on automation. It will also share practical ways to align AI governance with existing security programs, SOC operations, risk management, and executive reporting. Attendees will leave with clear ideas they can apply immediately to reduce AI-related risk while still supporting innovation and business speed.
Speaker Bio: Dr. Adeel Shaikh Muhammad is a cybersecurity consultant, author, researcher, and speaker focused on AI governance, security operations, and practical cyber risk reduction. His work focuses on helping organizations adopt AI responsibly while strengthening cybersecurity maturity, SOC effectiveness, and board-level risk visibility.
He is the author of AI-Driven Transformation of the SOC and SecOps and works across cybersecurity strategy, governance, compliance, and emerging technology risk. Adeel regularly speaks on responsible AI, AI security, cyber risk, and the evolving role of security leaders in an AI-driven world.
Meeting Details: The meeting place (in-person location and Zoom info) will be announced closer to the meeting day.
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