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MY TAKE: COVID-19 cements the leadership role CISOs must take to secure company networks

The Last Watchdog

Chief Information Security Officers were already on the hot seat well before the COVID-19 global pandemic hit, and they are even more so today. One new challenge CISOs’ suddenly face is how to lock down web conferencing tools, like Zoom, Skype and Webex, without gutting their usefulness. Related: Why U.S. billion, with $7.8

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CISOs UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: NEW REPORT FINDS THAT THE EXPECTATIONS OF CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICERS HAVE NEVER BEEN GREATER

CyberSecurity Insiders

BT Security’s largest ever research project identifies the major trends that are changing the role of the CISO, and the worrying behaviors that show the need for a strategic response. In light of these trends and attitudes, the role of the CISO is simultaneously more critical and more multifaceted than even before.

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New CISOs should focus more on people and less on tech, report finds

SC Magazine

Last September, Twitter hired Rinki Sethi as its new chief information security officer. Other major companies to recently install a new CISO include Uber and Square. Two major themes emerged from the research and interviews conducted with CISOs. Justin Sullivan / Staff).

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How CISOs Can Impact Security for All

Cisco Security

Insights from our new Advisory CISO, Helen Patton. If there’s anyone who’s been put through their paces in the security industry, it’s Helen Patton , our new Advisory Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). And before that she spent about 10 years as a security leader at JPMorgan Chase. Q: Welcome, Helen!

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2021 Security Outcomes Study: Stress Relief for CISOs

Cisco Security

We have heard countless times that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation has advanced three years in three months. This affected all levels of the cybersecurity landscape, and it has had a particularly broad impact for those in the C-Suite, specifically, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

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Do We Have a Cybersecurity Skills Gap?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Whatever the motivation, it is clear that the topic is intriguing, and with the rising importance of the CISO in many organizations, the question is certain to be a part of the discussions with senior management. At Thales, for example, we seek people with broad technology, as well as communication skills as part of the hiring criteria.

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What Progressive CISOs Do to Enable Innovation?

SecureWorld News

Our opening keynote, Marching on in 2021: Cyber Resiliency in Security , was filled with five stellar CISOs from different organizations and industry verticals: Mark Eggleston, VP, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer at Health Partners Plans. Anahi Santiago, CISO at ChristianaCare Health System.

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