CyberSecurity. Risk. Governance.
Blogs. Podcasts, Interviews, Speeches, Commentary
Cybersecurity today is a matter of governance, trust, and strategic resilience—not just technology.
These writings explore cybersecurity as a systemic risk issue, linking technical threats to institutional accountability, economic stability, and public trust in an era shaped by AI, cybercrime, and geopolitical competition.
The Global Champion of Digital Sovereignty – Sophia Bekele: Architecting Our Control Over Digital Assets, Data, and Destiny
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Sophia Bekele Speaks in New York GRC on AI-Driven Decision-Making for Competitive Advantage.
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10th Anniversary of the GRC2023 Conference in Las Vegas
Oct 16, 2023, 10th Anniversary of the GRC2023
Finding a long-term solution to curb Cybercrimes in the digital sphere
28th October 2022, Cybercrime in digital sphere
GRC 2022 Conference in Orlando, Florida, USA
Sep 2, 2022 GRC 2022 Conference in Orlando, Florida, USA
RSA Cyber Security Conference
Cybersecurity, risk-related articles
- 2026: RSAC: Your Human Firewall is Obsolete: The AI-Awareness
- 2025 LinkedIn – My Smishing Adventure: When a “Friend” Led Me to a Burner phone and the Secret Service
- 2025 LinkedIn – Deepfakes: Hijacking Reality and Threatening Our Future
- 2023 ISACA – Breaking Through the Barriers of Leadership: Women in the Metaverse
- 2023 ISACA –The Role Of Transparency and Accountability in Digital Transformation
- 2023 Breaking Through the Barriers of Leadership: Women in the Metaverse
- 2023 The Role Of Transparency and Accountability in Digital Transformation
- 2022 RSAC Conference: Sophia Bekele Contributed to Web 3.0 and Its Cybersecurity Implications
- 2016 Circle ID: 2015: CircleID: Wikileaks 2012, NSA 2013, NTIA mishaps and global cyber crime 2014: U.S. exceptionalism over IG 2015?
- 2013 CircleID: From Wikileaks of 2012 to Snowden’s NSA Leaks of 2013: Implications for Global Internet Governance
- 2012 CircleID: Emerging Cyber-Security Threats and Implications for the Private Sector
Interviews
- 2015 Sophia Bekele: AU Declaration on Internet Governance (IG) needs more participation, infringes on national sovereignty Sophia Bekele: AU Declaration on Internet Governance (IG) needs more participation, infringes on national sovereignty Staff Writer
- 2014 CIO Africa The AUCC Debate on Cybersecurity Needs to Involve All StakeholdersStakeholders
Speaking Engagements
- 2025 GRC 2025 International Conference, New York: Sophia Spoke on “AI-Driven Decision-Making for Competitive Advantage.”
- 2023: GRC 2025 International Confrence, Las Vegas: Digital Trust: Protect Your Digital Risk or Get “Cancelled”.
- 2022: GRC 2022 International Conference, Orlando, Florida: Sophia shares her “Vision 2030: Enabling Digital Transparency & Accountability through Digital Transformation”
- 2019 SF ISACA Chapter 2019 Fall Conference, Bekele Speaks on Business Ethics: “The Market has no Morality”relarelaInternational Conference Sophia