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Few Fortune 100 Firms List Security Pros in Their Executive Ranks

Krebs on Security

A review of the executives pages published by the 2022 list of Fortune 100 companies found only four — BestBuy , Cigna , Coca-Cola , and Walmart — that listed a Chief Security Officer (CSO) or Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in their highest corporate ranks. Image: IANS Research.

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A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity reviewed the Web sites for the global top 100 companies by market value, and found just five percent of top 100 firms listed a chief information security officer (CISO) or chief security officer (CSO). Nobody’s saying these companies don’t have CISOs and/or CSOs and CTOs in their employ.

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Only one in 10 CISOs today are board-ready, study says

CSO Magazine

In addition, the study found that just a little more than one in 10 CISOs have all the key traits thought to be crucial for success on a corporate board.

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Colonial Pipeline take-away for CISOs: Embrace the mandates

CSO Magazine

Many in mainstream media have characterized the DarkSide attack on Colonial Pipeline , which operates a significant portion of the nation’s critical energy infrastructure, as a wake-up call for CIOs and CISOs. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]. The first being, “a laissez-faire attitude toward cybersecurity.”

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BrandPost: How CISOs Prioritize Cybersecurity Spend

CSO Magazine

Often, CISOs see budget increases following a breach at their organization or in response to what is happening to industry peers. This can put CISOs and security leaders in precarious situations in which they must compete for budget with other revenue-generating areas of the business. To read this article in full, please click here

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CRISC certification: Your ticket to the C-suite?

CSO Magazine

Enterprise risk management (ERM) , is the process of assessing risks to identify both threats to a company’s financial well-being and opportunities in the market. A risk management program aims to balance the likelihood of a risk happening against the potential damage that would ensue if it does.

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December 15 Marks Deadline for SEC's New Cyber Disclosure Rules

SecureWorld News

Sam Masiello , CISO at The Anschutz Corporation, had this to say back in July: "I would expect that many CISOs today are feeling as if their job just got harder and now has a brighter spotlight shining specifically on them. What do the new SEC rules entail?

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