What CISOs and Cat Herders Have in Common
What do CISOs and cat herders have in common? Both are good at herding cats. This may be an odd skill for a highly-skilled profession that couples technology with risk...
CISO Perspectives
Want to Aggravate Your CISO? Bring IoT Devices Onto the Network
Internet of Things (IoT) devices have evolved from consumer applications in smart homes to commercial applications in nearly every industry. With features like remote access/control, machine learning, and real-time analytics,...
CISOs: Say “Yes” For Success (and Job Security)
If your job is to protect your organization’s reputation, you’re probably pretty risk-averse. But saying “no” to every department’s technology request will get you branded as a barrier to business...
CISOs Need People, Not Just Technology, to Repel Cyber Attacks
Businesses in every industry are adopting technologies at a breathtaking rate. While this makes people and processes more efficient, security teams struggle to keep pace. If CISOs can’t secure the...
If You’re a Frustrated CISO, Your Boss’ Title May Be the Reason Why
If you ask a CISO this question, you’re likely to get a consistent answer – probably the CEO, COO, or Board of Directors. The reality, however, is quite different. In...
How to Be a Successful CISO and Not Have to Protect Your Organization
Most CISOs are entrusted with building and maintaining a cybersecurity program that protects their organization’s brand. For CISOs in Professional Services, however, their role may be more of an advisory...
CISO Perspectives: Referrals, Not Fancy Product Demonstrations, Impress CISOs
“Trust but verify” is a mantra CISOs have traditionally applied to IT security but are now embracing when vetting technologies and technology vendors. Confined by tight budgets and an aversion...
CISO Perspectives: Manufacturing Industry is Ripe for Disruption – and Cyber Attacks
Once filled with assembly line workers, factories today are a bee hive of machines. The shop foreman who barked at workers to keep up the pace has been replaced by...
CISO Perspectives: The Best Defense Against Cyber Attacks Is a Simple Defense
Defending organizations against cyber threats is complicated, to say the least. Cyber attacks are either highly sophisticated, circumventing current defense capabilities or are incredibly simple, duping a distracted end user....
The Human Firewall Is All That Stands Between Hackers and Your Data
It’s no secret that employees – whether they’re your employees or a partner’s – are the weakest link in your cybersecurity program. Regardless of an organization’s product, service, size, or...
CISO Perspectives: Measuring Success
In the modern enterprise, data is king. It provides business leaders invaluable insight and fuels informed decision making. As Peter Drucker famously said, “if you can’t measure it, you can’t...
CISOs Must Help, Not Hinder, Business Success
It’s no longer enough for CISOs to be cybersecurity experts. A successful CISO, one that thinks strategically and has a seat at the executive table, knows exactly what’s going on...
Want to Stress Out Your CISO? Here’s How.
Lots of C-level executives deal with stress. CISO stress however may be unlike most others. Poorly defined expectations, a lack of training for the role, and exclusion from broader strategic...
The Secret to CISO Success? Don’t Be a Roadblock to Business Growth
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that being a CISO is a stressful job. Long days filled with endless meetings, emails, and presentations. There’s also that pesky little detail that if there’s...
Why Hackers Like Targeting the Terminally Ill
Having a terminally ill family member is a heart wrenching experience. Families put their lives on hold to make a loved one’s last months, weeks and days as comfortable as...