Launching “The First 100 Days of the New CISO: A Leadership Guide to Lasting Impact”
A blueprint for the next decade of cybersecurity leadership Buy It Here on Amazon When I first began advising CIOs and other C-level executives in…
Debunking Three Cliches Deeply Entrenched in the Cybersecurity Industry Echo Chamber
I have been writing about cybersecurity leadership, management and governance issues since 2015. What drove me to writing, was primarily the dramatically low level of…
A Reality Check Around Cybersecurity Benchmarking
The benchmarking question is often a symptom of trust erosion between CISOs and senior execs For as long as I have been involved in cybersecurity,…
The 3 Traits of Successful Cyber Security Leaders
The cyber security transformative urgency in many firms forces to look beyond traditional technology profiles Cyber security has risen to prominence on the agenda…
Time to Deal with Cyber Security Strategically, and from the Top Down
This is no longer just about tech — if it ever was Surveys focused on the concerns and priorities of the CISO community have been…
Time to Look at the Role of the CISO Differently
What is now required is political acumen, managerial experience, and personal gravitas, more than raw technology skills. In spite of being widely used, the role…
Three Axes of Discussion to Build up a Cyber Security Agenda at Board Level
Revisiting the questions the Board should ask (one more time…) This piece in the HBR caught my attention (“7 Pressing Cybersecurity Questions Boards Need to…
Leading by Listening: The Other Secret Sauce for the CISO
The times have gone when the CISO had to explain what cyber security was about and the value it brought In the face of non-stop…
Getting Things Done: The Secret Sauce for the CISO
The key around cyber security remains: Execution, Execution and Execution. The short tenure of the CISO continues to generate a vast amount of debate, aggravated…
The Problem with Cyber Security ROI
CISOs being asked those questions should look beyond the topic itself and face the underlying issues it might be hiding. If the reporting line of…
A Different Take on The Short Tenure of the CISO
Looking beyond stress, burnout, and scapegoating theories: What is really going on? This good piece from Dan Lohrmann on GovTech made me think (Why Do…
Changing Jobs in a Global Pandemic: The New First 100 Days of the CISO
Focusing ONLY on tactical firefighting is a major mistake, even in a global pandemic The last twelve month have changed things considerably for the CISO. …