people · May 21, 2026

Exabeam CISO Kevin Kirkwood Publishes Article on Security Budget Challenges

Kevin Kirkwood, Chief Information Security Officer at Exabeam, published an article titled Why Security Leaders Lose Budget on May 19, 2026. The piece explains that security leaders lose budget when risk, consequence, and business impact fail to appear visible to financial leaders. It states that CFOs default to cost when outcomes appear identical but stresses that outcomes are not the same in the current AI-driven threat environment. Exabeam offers a CFO Conversation Checklist guide as part of the discussion. Exabeam maintains 913 employees post its 2024 LogRhythm merger.