Conducting Organizational Information Security Assessments
Posted on: 15 May 2019
The first step that self-help books suggest when a person wants to change is to perform a self- assessment. By honestly looking at yourself – the good, the bad, and…
Must-Have Skills for CISOs: A CISOs Connect Report
Posted on: 18 Feb 2019
While cybersecurity is dynamic, there are things that are constant. These are the skills that every CISO must have to be successful, whatever the organization and industry, today and in…
The costs of deferring important cyber decisions
Posted on: 22 Oct 2018
I was part of a conversation recently where someone stated that they were tired of all this cyber $%^t. It wasn’t the first time I heard such a sentiment expressed. It’s…
Darren Death: Developing a business continuity plan – and sticking to it
Posted on: 01 Oct 2018
It is standard business practice for organizations to have a contingency plan after acknowledging the various threats and risks that it faces. Having a plan in place, however, is not…
The Attacks of the Future
Posted on: 25 Jul 2018
What might the most damaging attacks of the future look like? The answer to the question may lie somewhere between the known patterns that attackers have established over the years,…
RSA Conference 2016 Highlights – IT Security as a True Part of the Business
Posted on: 09 Mar 2016
RSA provides great opportunities for the CISO to learn in a compressed and diverse way to help further the implementation and management of their IT Security Programs. My goal this year was to look for guidance that didn’t focus…