Recent articles and public commentary.
Selected publications, interviews, and ICIT contributions across identity security, AI, trust, and the evolving CISO role.
FBI Reports $262M in ATO Fraud as Identity Attacks Surge
Jim's commentary on the surge in account takeover fraud and what it signals for identity programs.
How do Chief Trust Officers Measure and Own Trust?
A conversation on what the Chief Trust Officer role actually owns — and how it earns its name.
Hacker Bragged He Stole Supreme Court Data on Instagram
Jim's commentary on operational security failures behind a high-profile breach disclosure.
The Digital Immune System: How AI Can Outpace Cyber Threats
ICIT publication on adaptive, AI-driven security architectures that respond at machine speed.
ICIT Publications by Jim Routh
Full searchable archive of Jim's ICIT fellow perspectives, forum papers, and contributed research.
Anatomy of a Frankensteined Network
2017 ICIT Forum paper with C. Wlaschin on the realities of stitched-together enterprise networks.
The Security Challenges of a Hybrid Workforce
Field notes on securing a workforce that is permanently distributed across home, office, and edge.
Third Party Governance: Digital Identity
How identity reframes the third-party risk conversation and what mature programs look like.
Returning to the Wilderness of Mirrors
On the resurgence of deception, denial, and counter-intelligence in modern cyber defense.
SBOMs: Reducing Open Source Risk
Using software bills of materials to bring open source risk into the light of day.