Category: Volumes

  • (coming soon) How to CISO Volume 0: The CISO Job Description

    (coming soon) How to CISO Volume 0: The CISO Job Description

    If a company could design a perfect CISO, they would be able to seamlessly move between multiple disciplines, filling a number of critical roles. While no individual is likely to actually fill all of these roles, it’s valuable to understand all of the possibilities, to assess the development needs of the incumbent against all of…

  • Preview: How to CISO Volume 2: Risk Measurement

    Preview: How to CISO Volume 2: Risk Measurement

    As a CISO, you’re often going to be asked to measure risk. This has a lot of different meanings, depending on who is speaking, so you’re going to have to listen carefully to the speaker to understand what they’re actually asking for. It’s possible that you’re being asked to provide a quantitative answer to the…

  • How to CISO Volume 1: The First 91 Days

    How to CISO Volume 1: The First 91 Days

    Ninety days is generally the grace period (or “honeymoon,” if you’d like) that a new executive has to get acclimated to a new environment. At the end of this time window, your employer is going to expect you to be executing on a plan, anyone you need to meet will expect you to have already…