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Crafting and Communicating Your Cybersecurity Strategy for Board Buy-In

The Hacker News

In an era where digital transformation drives business across sectors, cybersecurity has transcended its traditional operational role to become a cornerstone of corporate strategy and risk management.

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Cybersecurity Collaborative’s Cloud Security Task Force to provide guidance for digital transformation

SC Magazine

The Collaborative convened the Cloud Computing Task Force of roughly 15 CISOs in February. The Cybersecurity Collaborative launched a Cloud Security Task Force with the mission of helping organizations guide their migrations and secure ongoing digital transformation initiatives. Sean Gallup/Getty Images).

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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. Salvi “The CISO role has fundamentally changed.

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How the CISO has adapted to protect the hybrid workforce

IT Security Guru

As CISOs embark on their transformational journeys, identifying these areas of weakness should be the top priority. This has led to CISOs shifting how they approach protecting the corporate perimeter with additional controls and monitoring tools being used to scan any access to the network. Cloud dominance .

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Being a CISO in 2021: How to Be a Business Leader in the Boardroom

Security Boulevard

W ith the rise of digital transformation initiatives in 2020, a Chief Information Security Officer’s (CISO) already stressful work environment has become even more complex. CISO’s are facing more scrutiny about security posture from the Board of Directors than ever.

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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. With the research also identifying security as the top priority for businesses after coronavirus, CISOs have never been more integral to business operations.

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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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