Farhaad Nero

VP

Enterprise Security Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi


Flashback: Read this article on assessing whether your business can survive a pandemic written in Dec 2014 by Farhaad Nero who was VP of Enterprise Security at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi at that time

Posted on: 02 Mar 2020

Take the Test: Today Ebola, Tomorrow Who Knows? Can Your Business Survive a Pandemic? Read this article on assessing whether your business can survive a pandemic written in Dec 2014…

Data Breach Information You Can Chew On

Posted on: 17 Oct 2016

We live in a time when data breaches are the norm. As information security and risk professionals we are tasked with trying to mitigate the risks posed by these impending…

Did the Panama Papers End the Honeymoon for Law Firms?

Posted on: 16 May 2016

Try and do an information security risk assessment of a law firm your company uses. Give them an InfoSec security questionnaire to fill out and request key information security documents. And…

Don’t Sweep These Third-Party Vendor Challenges Under the Rug

Posted on: 04 Apr 2016

Third-party vendors are essential to businesses big and small, national and global. Outsourcing is big. Offshoring is big. You can’t just move or outsource part of your business halfway across…

A CISO Checklist: 11 Reasons to Avoid the Cloud

Posted on: 24 Jan 2016

Recall these 2 famous quotes: “The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty – a fad.” Michigan Savings Bank president advising Henry Ford’s lawyer, Horace…

Facts, Tips, and References for CISOs this Holiday Season

Posted on: 17 Dec 2015

Well, ‘tis the season – a season for celebrating and a season for shopping. You are the CISO, the head honcho for everything information security. So who’re you gonna call…

A CISO Checklist: How to Reduce the Silo Effect

Posted on: 01 Oct 2015

As a CISO or an executive responsible for the Information Security organization at your company, one thing that you ought to keep in real focus is the Silo Effect. Be…

A CISO Checklist: 10 Deadly Sins

Posted on: 05 Aug 2015

According to ITRC (Identity Theft Resource Center), in 2015 thus far there have been over 450 breaches with over 135 million records exposed. They define a breach as an event…

A CISO Checklist – 11 Tips to Get Ready for Your Much Needed Vacation

Posted on: 15 Jun 2015

Do you know how Merriam-Webster defines vacation? Believe it or not – this is what it says: – A period of time that a person spends away from home, school, or…

A CISO Checklist: 10 Tips to Get Back on Track

Posted on: 04 May 2015

The world of the CISO is becoming an almost  thankless job. No matter what you do, how well you present to the Board, how complete your program is, it seems…