Peer Networking: It Helps You Understand What Great Looks Like
Posted on: 07 Nov 2023
Cybersecurity thrives on networking and collaboration. It’s crucial to interact with peers to share critical information, attack vectors and things you’ve experienced. Peer networking groups are a great way to…
Artificial Intelligence: Making Shadow IT Riskier Than Ever
Posted on: 30 Oct 2023
Shadow IT presents a grab bag of risks, and artificial intelligence is only making it riskier. Shadow IT refers to employees implementing tools that their IT department isn’t working with…
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: An Opportunity to Better Secure Home Networks
Posted on: 24 Oct 2023
October is cybersecurity awareness month. I think taking this occasion to extend cybersecurity awareness outside of company offices and into the home is really important. With so many people working…
Creating the Measuring Stick for Self-Awareness
Posted on: 13 Sep 2023
CISOs need to measure themselves to further develop their programs. Assessments help to make the case for the success of an existing program, while supplying the data necessary to get…
Why Aren’t There More Women in Cyber?
Posted on: 05 Sep 2023
There are a lot of women out there with tech backgrounds. So why aren’t there more women in cyber? I think it comes down to hiring practices, and which companies…
Resist the Impulse to Window Dress
Posted on: 30 Aug 2023
New rules published by the Securities and Exchange Commission require public companies to have someone responsible for cybersecurity. What worries me is that some companies are going to be handing…
Information Sharing for the Common Good
Posted on: 08 Aug 2023
As CISOs, we’re trained that when things happen to our organizations, it’s supposed to stay inside, close to the vest. I say we need to be more open about what’s…
You’re Setting Up Entry Level Hires to Fail If You Don’t Train Them
Posted on: 27 Jul 2023
Sticking with this topic of hiring entry level candidates, let’s talk about training. Companies will use entry level as a way to hire lower-cost resources to help them stretch their…
Five Ways to Mitigate the Risk of Large Breaches
Posted on: 20 Jul 2023
Big breaches are still happening, even if they’re not making headlines anymore. I’d like to identify five things we can do to mitigate the risk. 1) PEOPLE In a lot…
Entry-Level Hiring Strategies for CISOs
Posted on: 23 Jun 2023
I hear from entry level candidates that it’s impossible to find a job. And then I hear from employers that the quality of entry level candidates is not great. Part…