National Life Group CISO expects more vulnerabilities in six months than in thirty years

Becky Palmer, VP and CISO at National Life Group, said in an interview with Help Net Security that the pace of AI-driven cyber threats will produce more vulnerabilities in the next six months than in the past thirty years. She noted that traditional patch cycles built for human speed cannot keep up, and that compensating controls are needed to buy time when immediate fixes are unavailable. Palmer also reported that agentic AI in the security operations center closes four out of five cases without human escalation.

In this Help Net Security interview, Becky Palmer is VP and CISO at National Life Group, answers five questions about defending against AI-driven attacks. The discussion covers why patch cycles built for human speed cannot keep up, and which compensating controls buy time when an immediate fix is not possible. It includes numbers from agentic AI in the security operations center, where four of five cases close without human escalation. The rest looks at questions … More https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/02/becky-palmer-national-life-group-ai-driven-cyber-threats/ The post National Life Group CISO expects more vulnerabilities in six months than in thirty years https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/02/becky-palmer-national-life-group-ai-driven-cyber-threats/ appeared first on Help Net Security https://www.helpnetsecurity.com .