Bio
Kip Boyle helps cybersecurity practitioners and business leaders see, size, and solve cyber and AI risk. He’s the founder and CISO of Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC, where his team serves as fractional CISOs for mid-market companies. He’s worked in cybersecurity since 1992, first as a US Air Force captain leading wide area network security for the F-22 program, then as CISO at PEMCO Insurance in Seattle.
Kip created AIR-MAP, an AI risk assessment for organizations that buy AI rather than build it. He wrote “Fire Doesn’t Innovate” (2nd edition, 2025), and his next book, “Gears Don’t Guess,” shows how to govern the AI they buy. He co-hosts the Cyber Risk Management Podcast, with more than 10,000 downloads each month. He’s also the primary author of the open-source “Cybersecurity Hiring Manager Handbook.”
Kip is a husband, dad, and small business owner. He lives in the Seattle area.
