When the Grid Goes Dark, the Boardroom Becomes the Battlefield: CISO and Board Advisor Professor Kai London Publishes 100+ Title Cyber, AI and Critical Infrastructure Library
London, United Kingdom – September 29, 2026 – When the grid goes dark, the boardroom becomes the battlefield.
Professor Kai London, a Chief Information Security Officer, enterprise security architect, board advisor and Honorary Professor of Practice at Schiphol University, has published a 100+ title Cyber, AI and Critical Infrastructure Library spanning cybersecurity, AI security, operational technology, enterprise architecture, identity, regulation, cyber recovery, geopolitics and cyber-themed fiction.
Built from more than 27 years of executive experience across critical infrastructure, financial services, government and regulated enterprise environments, the library is designed for boards, CISOs, security architects, engineers, compliance teams and general readers who need a structured route into the risks now reshaping digital society.
The collection is available in paperback, hardcover and Kindle editions on Amazon, with print editions orderable worldwide by ISBN through IngramSpark. Curated reading paths published at professorkailondon.com/books help readers identify the right starting point across board governance, practitioner implementation, compliance, certification and cyber-risk storytelling.
Why the library was written
Ransomware, AI-enabled attacks, identity compromise, supply-chain disruption and attacks on operational technology now affect hospitals, utilities, ports, manufacturers, financial institutions and public services directly. At the same time, regulatory regimes including NIS2, DORA, NERC CIP, the EU AI Act and the EU Cyber Resilience Act are placing greater accountability on boards and senior management.
Many of the people now expected to govern these risks have had no structured path into the underlying knowledge. The library was written to provide one.
The titles map practical security, governance and resilience themes to frameworks and standards used by regulators, auditors and supervisors, including DORA, NIS2, the EU AI Act, the Cyber Resilience Act, IEC 62443, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001 and NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0.
“The next cyber crisis will not begin in the server room. It will arrive in the boardroom,” said Professor Kai London. “The attackers have rehearsed. The question is whether the board has.”
Five collections
The library is organised into five major collections.
Operational technology and critical infrastructure
This collection covers the systems that keep modern society running. It includes OT Security All-in-One Volumes 1-4, OT Security: The Complete Reference, OT SOC & Detection Engineering, OT Asset Discovery & Vulnerability Management, OT Remote Access & Vendor Security, OT Ransomware Incident Response Playbook, IT/OT Convergence Security, Power Grid & Power Plant Cybersecurity, Water & Wastewater OT Cybersecurity, Maritime Cybersecurity Handbook 2026 and Pharma OT & GxP Cybersecurity Handbook 2026.
AI security, architecture and governance
This collection addresses the rise of AI-driven cyber risk, agentic systems, machine-speed defence and governance in AI-enabled organisations. It includes Agentic AI Security All-in-One, Agentic AI Governance, Risk & Compliance All-in-One, AI Red Teaming & Offensive AI Security All-in-One, AI Security Architecture All-in-One, AI for CISOs All-in-One, AI Cybersecurity All-in-One, AI-Powered SOC All-in-One, Industrial AI Security All-in-One, AI on Trial, AI Resilience All-in-One, The AI Control Architecture, The Accountable Machine and the AI Security & Agentic AI Risk Handbook.
Regulation, certification and board governance
This collection supports organisations preparing for cyber regulation, audit scrutiny and board-level accountability. It includes NIS2 Compliance Handbook 2026, DORA Compliance Handbook 2026, NERC CIP Compliance Handbook 2026, Cyber Resilience Act Compliance Handbook 2027, IEC 62443 Implementation & Audit Handbook, IEC 62443 Implementation Toolkit, IEC 62443 Certification Study Guide 2026, GICSP Certification Study Guide 2026, OT Cyber GRC 2030 and Board-Level Cyber & Geopolitical Risk Playbook.
Cyber fiction and narrative risk
This collection uses fiction and narrative to make cyber risk accessible to a wider audience. It includes Breach. Blackout. Recovery., Burden of Proof, The Breach Had Permission, The Last Login, BREACHPROOF, TRUSTQUAKE, No Logs, No Launch, The Day the Control Room Went Silent, The Invisible Airborne Perimeter, The Glass Witness, The Privacy War Room and The Evidence-First Enterprise.
Geopolitics, cyberwar and global risk
This collection explores the intersection of cybersecurity, statecraft, warfare, infrastructure dependency and economic power. It includes After Ukraine and its international editions, the five-volume Global Cyber-Geopolitical Intelligence 2027 series, The War for Everything, The Invisible World War, The Weaponized World, World War AI, The Hybrid Conflict Era, The Global Cyber War, The Battle for AI, When the Grid Goes Dark, Economic Warfare, Chip Power, The Quantum Security Race, Autonomous Warfare, Global Cyber Risk Atlas 2027, AI, Cyberwar & Critical Infrastructure, Global Critical Infrastructure Survival Manual and Global Supply-Chain Cyber Risk Intelligence.
Five reading paths
To make the 100+ title library easier to navigate, Professor London has published five curated reading paths.
Board members can begin with Board-Level Cyber & Geopolitical Risk Playbook, followed by OT Cyber GRC 2030 and AI for CISOs All-in-One.
CISOs, architects and practitioners can begin with OT Security All-in-One, Volume 1, followed by Cyber Security All-in-One, Volume 1 and OT Ransomware Incident Response Playbook.
Compliance teams can begin with the applicable 2026 regime handbook for NIS2, DORA or NERC CIP, followed by IEC 62443 Implementation & Audit Handbook and Cyber Resilience Act Compliance Handbook 2027.
Certification candidates can begin with IEC 62443 Certification Study Guide 2026, followed by GICSP Certification Study Guide 2026 and IEC 62443 Implementation Toolkit.
General readers can begin with The Last Login, followed by When the Grid Goes Dark and TRUSTQUAKE.
Several titles introduce named methods and models, including the Evidence Chain Model and SCALES framework in AI on Trial, the S.I.G.N.A.L. programme and Airborne Zero-Trust Model in The Invisible Airborne Perimeter, and the VERIFY, LIMIT, DETECT, PROVE identity model in The Last Login.
“Cybersecurity is no longer a technical department. It is a board-level operating condition,” said Professor Kai London. “Resilience is a skill, and skills can be taught. The purpose of this library is to help a director, CISO, architect, engineer or compliance lead choose one book and become better prepared by the end of the week.”
Availability
The 100+ title Cyber, AI and Critical Infrastructure Library is listed at professorkailondon.com/books. Titles are available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover and Kindle editions, and print editions may be ordered by ISBN from bookshops and libraries through IngramSpark.
Review copies for media, educators and institutional readers, and the full ISBN list, are available on request.
About Professor Kai London
Professor Kai London is a Chief Information Security Officer, enterprise security architect and board-level technology executive with more than 27 years of experience across critical national infrastructure, financial services, healthcare, government and regulated enterprise environments. He has held CISO, CIO, CTO and Head of Cyber Security roles and is Honorary Professor of Practice at Schiphol University.
He is Founder and Chief Executive of Quantum AI Systems Security LLC and serves as an Executive Board Director of the Global Heart Foundation Trust, Singapore. His work and writing focus on operational technology security, AI-driven cyber risk, zero-trust architecture, identity governance, cyber recovery, regulatory resilience, enterprise security architecture and board-level cyber governance.
Professor London holds CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP, TOGAF, ISO 27001 LA/LI and SABSA credentials and an MBA. He is the author of a 100+ title library on cybersecurity, AI security, operational technology, critical infrastructure, resilience and geopolitics.
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