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From submarines to boardrooms: Executive risk lessons from hacking military hardware

Adam Cunningham
2026-10-14 9:00 am
Breakout
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite

Lessons from hacking a submarine's control systems shape five principles for communicating technical risk in terms executives will act on.

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Adam Cunningham is CISO at Vela APX, presenting the executive risk lessons drawn from hacking military hardware and submarines over 25 years in cyber risk.
Adam Cunningham
CISO
Vela APX
Adam Cunningham is CISO at Vela APX, presenting the executive risk lessons drawn from hacking military hardware and submarines over 25 years in cyber risk.

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