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Best Practices Q&A: Guidance about what directors need to hear from CISOs — from a board member

The Last Watchdog

CISOs can sometimes be their own worst enemy, especially when it comes to communicating with the board of directors. She serves on the board of several technology companies and also happens to be steeped in cyber risk governance. LW: Why do so many CISOs still not get it that FUD and doom-and-gloom don’t work?

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BrandPost: Don’t Bore the Board: 5 CISO Hacks for Highly Effective Presentations

CSO Magazine

Several years ago, we invited board members to speak candidly about presentations from company executives. The panel members’ engaging insights remain instructive to CISO s today as security leaders strive to hone their increasingly important board presentation approaches.

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7 mistakes CISOs make when presenting to the board

CSO Magazine

Corporate boards are asking their CISOs to inform them more often about cybersecurity risks. Here are some common mistakes that CISOs make when speaking to the board, along with advice for avoiding them. To read this article in full, please click here

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CISO’s Guide to Presenting Cybersecurity to Board Directors

CyberSecurity Insiders

Seasoned CISOs/CSOs understand the importance of effectively communicating cyber risk and the need for investment in cybersecurity defense to the board of directors. To ensure cybersecurity becomes a strategic part of the corporate culture, it is crucial for CISOs to present the topic in a clear, concise, and compelling manner.

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CISO Stories Podcast: Which Approach Wins – Compliance or Risk?

Security Boulevard

Regulations are important and provide the necessary motivation for many organizations to implement security controls that may not otherwise be present, but is this enough? The post CISO Stories Podcast: Which Approach Wins – Compliance or Risk? Is it really security? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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IT asset disposal is a security risk CISOs need to take seriously

CSO Magazine

Asset disposal normally isn’t one of those burning topics that is top-of-mind for CISOs, yet every CISO must be able to address it when asked to describe their information technology asset disposal (ITAD) program. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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Why red team exercises for AI should be on a CISO's radar

CSO Magazine

AI and machine learning (ML) capabilities present a huge opportunity for digital transformation but open yet another threat surface that CISOs and risk professionals will have to keep tabs on. Fundamental to managing AI risks will be threat modeling and testing for weaknesses in AI deployments.

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