Reaching the level of CISO in a large corporation requires time and determined application as well as aptitude and very specific professional and personal attributes. It's the role against which many security professionals set their career sights without really knowing what they'll be getting themselves into. Fitzgerald, T. 2019. Chapter 14. CISO Soft Skills in CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 463-487. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://cisostoriespodcast.com/csp-150

As a CISO, the opportunities we must positively cultivate the cybersecurity landscape for our organizations are endless. From driving projects to implementing innovative technologies to strengthening basic cybersecurity hygiene, reshaping the organization's culture, protecting from ransomware, and diversifying the cyber workforce, the CISO is a certified change-maker! Let's get excited about security! This segment is sponsored by Arctic Wolf. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/ArcticWolf to learn more about them! This segment is sponsored by Cohesity. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/cohesity to learn more about them! Fitzgerald, T. 2019. Chapter 1: CISO Role: Evolution or Revolution? in CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 3-36. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald. Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/ Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp-149

In security, we can get buried in the tools, standards, issues and risks. But an effective security program is built upon people, process, and technology. Let's talk about how you can approach your security program in a way that is focused on the people who use and manage your company assets and data. Fitzgerald, T. 2019. Chapter 13. Multigenerational Workforce Dynamics in CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 419-459. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald. This segment is sponsored by Arctic Wolf. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/ArcticWolf to learn more about them! This segment is sponsored by Cohesity. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/cohesity to learn more about them!   Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/ Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp-148

Veterans bring along some valuable skills from the military that organizations can greatly benefit from. From loyalty, executing to a playbook, incident response, responding to crisis’s, to supporting the organizational mission – Veterans are a resource that is eager to transition to organizations and apply their skills and continuously learn. With Veterans Day upon us, join us as we discuss the strengths of hiring Veterans for the cybersecurity program. Fitzgerald, T. 2019. Chapter 13. Multigenerational Workforce Dynamics in CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 419-459. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald. This segment is sponsored by Arctic Wolf. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/ArcticWolf to learn more about them! This segment is sponsored by Cohesity. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/cohesity to learn more about them! Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/ Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp-147

A key role for the CISO and the team is to identify and plan for mitigation of the most damaging risks. Various approaches have been used over the years with varying levels of success. Are we measuring the right things? Are we using the right instruments? Join us as we discuss some of the flaws present in measuring risk today and considerations to improve our risk management approach. https://www.howtomeasureanything.com/cybersecurity Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/ Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp-146

Join us as we discuss the OT security landscape, the solutions for protecting it, and the future of protecting these pieces of critical infrastructure. With attacks to these networks on the rise, it’s important for cybersecurity professionals to acknowledge that they are just as important as information in our protection, and that it requires specific out of the box thinking to secure effectively. Fitzgerald, T. 2019. Chapter 4: Emerging Technologies and Trends in CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 89-127. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald. Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/ Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp-145

Technical people, CISOs included, may have challenges communicating well with executive management due to a different career path evolution . To maximize our success, we must all improve our communication skills with technical and non-technical people. Join us as we discuss some of the nuanced communications and areas to pay closer attention to. Fitzgerald, T. 2019. Chapter 14: CISO Soft Skills in CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 463-487. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald. Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/ Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp-144

Cybersecurity touches all our lives, however there is a belief that only experts in all of the technical disciplines need to apply. The term ‘cybersecurity’ does not invoke a personal sense of responsibility to care for the protection of data. Join us as we discuss the concept of reframing cybersecurity to “Data Care”, like the concepts used in the healthcare industry to advance personal responsibility as well as to attract people to the field that may not have considered it previously. Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/ Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp-143

Security tools have become overwhelming in number, yet companies continue to get breached. With all the recent focus on artificial intelligence, security leaders must avoid neglect of natural intelligence. When your opponent is thinking and adapting to your every move, can you really afford to neglect your most critical defenses?   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/ Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp-142

In the Fall, 2016, Uber experienced a data breach, and the CISO faced the possibility of prison time for felony obstruction and misprison for failure to report the 2016 breach. He was sentenced in May, 2023 to 3 years’ probation. Join the former CISO of Uber as we discuss the events which led to the prosecution case, the results of the trial and aftermath, and the implications for CISOs and what is needed to move the cybersecurity industry forward. This segment is sponsored by Google Chrome Enterprise. Visit https://securityweekly.com/chrome to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/ Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/ Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp-141