How to Navigate the Complexity of SaaS Management
The advent of the software as a service (SaaS) model has undoubtedly brought along a major paradigm shift in the history of IT — and…
Cyber Security: The Constant Confusion Between Tool and Process
There are real issues in the security operations space but buying more tools won’t help This 2021 survey from TrendMicro (“Security Operations on the Backfoot:…
Security That Empowers the Business: The Formula 1 Analogy
“We’re always seen as the ‘Department of No’”, I heard a CISO say at a roundtable discussion where security leaders talked about the current climate…
Cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM)
July 14, 2021, marked the advent of a new term: Cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM). Gartner announced its arrival in the Hype Cycle for…
Cyber Security can be a Pillar of any Corporate Post-Pandemic Agenda
But are the CISOs ready for it? A comment left on one of my articles made me think: How can cyber security leaders drive a…
The EASY Framework for Your Threat Intelligence Program
In all of my years working in cybersecurity, I never thought I’d create my own framework — let alone one for threat intelligence programs. Why? Because…
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. …
The 3 Biggest Mistakes the Board can Make around Cyber Security
The protection of the business from cyber threats is something you need to grow, not something you can buy The role of the Board in…
Cyber Certifications: Gold Dust or Fools Gold?
How safe is your business? More pertinently, how safe are the IT systems, infrastructure and data on which your business depends? This is the question…
Remote Work, Leadership and Cyber Security
Transformational opportunity for firms, or tactical trap for the CISO? As the COVID crisis continues to develop, one thing is becoming clearer and clearer: Remote…