Collaborate Disseminate
If you think looking for a needle in a hay stack would be tough, imagine looking for a needle in a needle stack. Not just any needle, but a very specific needle that could stop a cyber attack or prevent a data breach. In the Information Age, every orga… Continue reading Successful CISOs Use This Essential Tool Sparingly
From the outside looking in, the CISO career appears pretty glamorous: lots of responsibility, lots of influence, and lots of technology. The reality unfortunately is quite different. Sure, there’s lots of responsibility, however, there’s a… Continue reading Want to Be a CISO? Know This First.
In terms of sensitive information like PII, PHI, and IP, I’ve frequently said you can’t defend what you can’t see. It’s quite common for organizations to have customer data, financial information, and intellectual property store… Continue reading Think Your Data Is Hard to Protect? These Assets Are Even Harder.
Cyber attacks, data breaches and compliance violations are just some of the challenges keeping CISOs up at night. While daunting, these threats are manageable, if you have the budget to address them. Cybersecurity budgets, however, are a precious commo… Continue reading If Good Help is So Hard to Find, CISOs Find This Next Part Even Harder
For CISOs who desire the proverbial seat at the table, they must do more than protect the business. They must intimately know the business; how it functions, what are its competitive advantages, and, of course, where are the inherent risks. As a CISO, … Continue reading The Secret to CISO Success? Do This One Thing Extremely Well
If cutting costs is a business imperative, it’s a mystery why CISOs get any budget at all. Yes, the CISO role has long been synonymous with cost. Some might even say CISOs and cybersecurity budgets are necessary evils. So, if an organization̵… Continue reading CISOs Add Value to the Business By Doing This
Knowledge is power. Knowing is half the battle. The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge. There are hundreds of inspirational quotes about knowledge, presumably because knowledge is so valued, and therefore so highly coveted. If… Continue reading Successful CISOs Spend Lots of Time Doing this One Essential Activity
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. No pain, no gain. If it was easy, everyone would do it. While these inspirational quotes are cliché to some, they are conventional wisdom to others. Just ask a Navy SEAL. They have highly specialized… Continue reading What CISOs and Navy SEALs Have in Common
If a CISO has never been asked “what keeps you up at night,” either no one knows he’s a CISO or everyone knows he’s a lousy CISO and doesn’t bother asking. Ideally, a CISO has the right programs, processes, and people in p… Continue reading Instead of Asking a CISO ‘What Keeps You Up at Night,’ Ask This Instead
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen the damage forest fires have wreaked upon landscapes and communities in recent years. When a forest fire moves at the speed of 80 football fields per minute, fire fighters are powerless to… Continue reading What CISOs Must Do When Cyberattacks Spread Like Wildfire