Built to Trust

Built to Trust is a strategic, practical guide for founders, CEOs, board members, and business leaders navigatingtoday's volatile landscape of cybersecurity risks, evolvingdata privacy laws, and disruptive AI technologies. Drawing from firsthand experience in building, scaling, and advisingtechnology companies, Darren Gallop delivers a clear-eyed, actionable roadmap for turning digital trust into a strategicasset-- before a crisis forces your hand. Rather than focusing on technical how-tos orfearmongering, the book reframes security, privacy, andresponsible AI as leadership imperatives critical to growth, resilience, and competitive advantage. It equips readerswith the mindset, vocabulary, and frameworks they need to lead confidently through scrutinyfrom customers, investors, regulators, and the media.In a world where trust is harder to earn and easier to lose than ever before, Built to Trust makesthe case that protecting data, anticipating AI risks, and embedding ethics into design aren't justIT concerns; they're core to how modern organizations build value, attract talent, win deals, and stand out in crowded markets.