CISO September 25, 2017 From the Starship Enterprise to Your Enterprise: Eight Cybersecurity Lessons From ‘Star Trek’ 5 min read - To prepare for the upcoming "Star Trek: Discovery" series, here are eight cybersecurity lessons companies can learn from the science fiction franchise.
CISO September 18, 2017 No Time for Techno-Babble: Four Key Traits of Quality CISO Reports 6 min read - CISO reports must clearly illustrate how cybersecurity relates to business objectives in a way that board directors can understand.
CISO September 7, 2017 Aiming for a Security Career? Consider a Liberal Arts Degree 5 min read - A liberal arts education, supplemented with technical training and extracurricular experience, can set students up for successful careers in cybersecurity.
CISO August 24, 2017 Board Directors Need to Get Involved With Cyber Risk Governance 3 min read - Board directors must become more engaged in cyber risk governance or risk incurring regulatory fines and being sued by shareholders.
CISO August 14, 2017 Testing Top Leadership’s Muscle Memory With Data Breach Simulations 2 min read - Just like security analysts, top executives need data breach training to develop the skills required to carry out an effective incident response strategy.
CISO June 28, 2017 Four Ways CISOs Can Play a Key Role in Educating Top Leadership About Cyber Risks 4 min read - Security leaders must translate their technical expertise into business insights when communicating cyber risks to executives and board directors.
CISO June 6, 2017 Closing the Awareness Gap Requires a Team Effort 3 min read - The effort to close the cybersecurity awareness gap requires collaboration and coordination between multiple academic and professional stakeholders.
CISO May 26, 2017 Security Awareness: Three Lessons From Health Campaigns 5 min read - Health care initiatives such as the campaign to encourage proper hand-washing can serve as blueprints for CISOs seeking to drive security awareness.
CISO May 22, 2017 Cybersecurity Hiring Woes? Time to Consider a New Collar Approach 4 min read - IBM is leading an industrywide effort to close the IT skills gap by hiring new collar professionals who lack formal degrees but possess requisite skills.
CISO May 15, 2017 Five Strategies to Help Recent Graduates Close the Awareness Gap 4 min read - IT leaders are struggling to find qualified job candidates due to an awareness gap and the inability of recent graduates to articulate their skills.
Incident Response May 8, 2017 Five Whys: Lessons From the World of Incident Investigations 3 min read - Cybersecurity is all about asking the right questions. The Five Whys method can help analysts prevent near misses from becoming full-blown incidents.
Risk Management April 4, 2017 Cyber Resilience Tools and Principles for Boards of Directors 3 min read - Cyber resilience is a full-board issue, not just an IT problem. A new WEF report outlines 10 principles to help boards get on board with resilience efforts