The CISO’s Transformation: Security Leadership in a High Threat Landscape

The first section of this book addresses the evolution of CISO (chief information security officer) leadership, with the most mature CISOs combining strong business and technical leadership skills. CISOs can now add significant value when they possess an advanced understanding of cutting-edge security technologies to address the risks from the nearly universal operational dependence of enterprises on the cloud, the Internet, hybrid networks, and third-party technologies demonstrated in this book. In our new cyber threat-saturated world, CISOs have begun to show their market value. Wall Street is more likely to reward companies with good cybersecurity track records with higher stock valuations. To ensure that security is always a foremost concern in business decisions, CISOs should have a seat on corporate boards, and CISOs should be involved from beginning to end in the process of adopting enterprise technologies. The second and third sections of thisbook focus on building strong security teams, and exercising prudence in cybersecurity. CISOs can foster cultures of respect through careful consideration of the biases inherent in the socio-linguistic frameworks shaping our workplace language and through the cultivation of cyber exceptionalism. CISOs should leave no stone unturned in seeking out people with unique abilities, skills, and experience, and encourage career planning and development, in order to build and retain a strong talent pool.  The lessons of the breach of physical security at the US Capitol, the hack back trend, and CISO legal liability stemming from network and data breaches all reveal the importance of good judgment and the necessity of taking proactive stances on preventative measures.  This book will target security and IT engineers, administrators and developers, CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, and CFOs.  Risk personnel, CROs, IT, security auditors and security researchers will alsofind this book useful.

Table of Contents:
CISOs – Leading from the front!.- More CISOs on Corporate Boards.- Cyber program turnaround by a new CISO.- CISOs - the next step!.- CISO Maturity Model.- CISO guidance on some Emerging and Disruptive Technologies.- See Something, Do Something.- My journey as a writer.- Defensive measures in the wake of the SolarWinds fallout.- Cyber Exceptionalism.- Special Needs, Disability, and Cybersecurity: often, a great fit.- Bias-free lexicon.- The grass is not always greener on the other side.- Let not any outage go to waste.- If you can’t hire them, then develop them.- Should you accept Counteroffers?.- Importance of 1:1 Conversations.- The Cyber Hygiene Mantra.- Cybersecurity lessons from the breach of physical security at US Capitol building.- Protect society, the commonwealth, and the infrastructure - post COVID-19.- Self-Service Recovery Options for Bricked Windows Devices.- Certification andAccreditation.- Hack back or not.- CISOs need Liability Protection.- Enable Secure work-from-home.