CSO Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

CSO definition. A CSO is a departmental leader responsible for information security, corporate security or both. That's the simplest answer to the question "What is a CSO?", At many companies, the term CSO is still used in this way. But the distinction is not necessarily clean cut, as we'll see in a moment.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

The CSO Hall of Fame was created to spotlight outstanding leaders who have significantly contributed to the practice of information risk management and security. Selected by the editors of CSO, its advisors, and executives, the individuals bestowed with this award exemplify excellence in security leadership.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 21, 2023

A review of the executives pages published by the 2022 list of Fortune 100 companies found only four — BestBuy , Cigna , Coca-Cola , and Walmart — that listed a Chief Security Officer (CSO) or Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in their highest corporate ranks. Image: IANS Research.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2021

The person handing the decision making on budgeting is often the CFO, so CISOs would be wise to learn the best ways to interact with these finance professionals. Learn the 5 key qualities of successful CISOs, and how to develop them and 7 security incidents that cost CISOs their jobs. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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CSO Magazine

MAY 3, 2022

Effective partnerships between CISOs and their cybersecurity vendors are integral to security success. He notes that CISOs often have a select group of key security vendors that have become trusted partners where the relationship is mutually beneficial.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2021

Mentioning the phrase “shadow IT” to CISOs often results in an eye-roll or a grimace. Learn the 5 key qualities of successful CISOs, and how to develop them and 7 security incidents that cost CISOs their jobs. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. | Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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Adam Shostack

AUGUST 28, 2020

Mark Rasch, who created the Computer Crime Unit at the United States Department of Justice, has an essay, “ Conceal and Fail to Report – The Uber CSO Indictment.”

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Cybersecurity’s ongoing battle with a “skills shortage” has seen the sector lose its way regarding talent hiring and retention, says Christian Toon, CISO at London-based law firm Pinsent Masons.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 17, 2022

The threat of substantial material attacks and getting board support for their efforts are top-of-mind issues among the world's CISOs, according to a new report released by Proofpoint Tuesday. That's substantially lower than 2021, when nearly two-thirds of the CISOs (64%) expressed similar sentiments.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2021

The question COOs should be asking their CISO’s is: “How can I make my product and processes the most secure and operate within acceptable risk parameters for the company and our customers?” [ Learn the 5 key qualities of successful CISOs, and how to develop them and 7 security incidents that cost CISOs their jobs.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 1, 2021

CISO definition. The chief information security officer (CISO) is the executive responsible for an organization's information and data security. Not every company has a top-level security executive: According to IDG's 2020 Security Priorities Study , 61% of surveyed companies do, though that rate goes up to 80% for large enterprises.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

Many companies are hiring a chief security officer ( CSO ) or chief information security officer ( CISO ) for the first time to support a deeper commitment to information security. The upper ranks of corporate security are seeing a high rate of change as companies try to adapt to the evolving threat landscape.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

CISOs will have to manage new security challenges in a post-pandemic world. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. We went into firefight mode, and we're good at it, and we practice it," Helen Patton, advisory CISO of Cisco Secure and former CISO at Ohio State University, said.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

CISO Joanna Burkey believes security leaders must address these frictions to secure the future of the hybrid workplace. Speaking to CSO, she reflects on her experience with such issues and offers best practices for dealing with them. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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CSO Magazine

MAY 19, 2022

Truth, transparency and trust are the three T’s that all CISOs and CSOs should embrace as they march through their daily grind of keeping their enterprise and the data safe and secure. The case against Uber’s former CSO. Failure to adhere to the three T’s can have serious consequences.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

Jason Lee joined Zoom in June 2020 to become the videoconferencing platform’s CISO. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. CSO had an opportunity to speak with Lee about his experience coming into the CISO role mid-crisis. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

Asset disposal normally isn’t one of those burning topics that is top-of-mind for CISOs, yet every CISO must be able to address it when asked to describe their information technology asset disposal (ITAD) program. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 10, 2022

CSO spoke with security leaders, researchers, and analysts about this significant issue and the implications for CISOs, businesses, and the wider sector. From a moral standpoint, CISOs should absolutely stop using Russian-made security and technology products. Ending use of Russian security and tech products.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Paul speaks with Caleb Sima, the CSO of the online trading platform Robinhood, about his journey from teenage cybersecurity phenom and web security pioneer, to successful entrepreneur to an executive in the trenches of protecting high value financial services firms from cyberattacks. Caleb Sima is the CSO at Robinhood.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 23, 2021

In companies that employ such an executive, they play an important role: the same study found that companies without a CISO, CSO, or other top-level security executive were more likely to say their employee security training was inadequate and their security strategy was insufficiently proactive than those who had such officers.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 26, 2023

In a LinkedIn post today, June 26th, Jamil Farshchi, EVP and CISO at Equifax, had this to say about the news: "This is a really big deal. It's unprecedented: this is likely the first time a CISO has ever received one of these. So it seems odd for a CISO to get one of these," he wrote. federal securities laws."

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Anton on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In fact, many “CISO priorities lists” are floating out there online and many people claim to know “what CISOs want.” My analyst years taught me to be skeptical about such claims, if only because there are vast differences between CISOs of different organizations, in terms of security maturity, for example.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2022

These events and many more have changed the business landscape and forced CISOs to steer a course through uncertain waters. To read this article in full, please click here

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But a closer inspection of the facts is critical, and should temper sky-is-falling concerns that personal liability of CISOs is the new norm. RELATED: Data Breach Cover-Up: Uber's Former CSO Faces up to 8 Years Behind Bars ]. Sullivan's conviction should not be an existential crisis for CISOs and security professionals.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2018

KrebsOnSecurity reviewed the Web sites for the global top 100 companies by market value, and found just five percent of top 100 firms listed a chief information security officer (CISO) or chief security officer (CSO). Nobody’s saying these companies don’t have CISOs and/or CSOs and CTOs in their employ.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Nuspire recently announced findings from its annual research study revealing CISO challenges, priorities and key trends, as well as the drivers behind their purchasing decisions. Cunningham, CSO, hosted a webinar to review the data in detail and explain its implications. Read on to get the highlights. Read on to get the highlights.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A Uber breach verdict was handed down that could prove highly impactful to CISOs and CSOs in the near and distant future. The post “How will the Uber Breach Verdict Affect the CISO Role in the Future?” The post “How will the Uber Breach Verdict Affect the CISO Role in the Future?” appeared first on Radware Blog.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

The job of the CISO can be tough with its share of challenges, difficulties and complications. These are just a few of the things that keep CISOs up at night. There’s plenty to be optimistic about if you are building or seeking a career as a CISO. However, it is far from all doom and gloom.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Of all the crazy postings that advertise for CISO jobs, the one asking for a CISO to code in Python was probably the most outrageous example of the disconnect about a CISO’s role, says Joe Head, CISO search director at UK-based search firm, Intaso. To read this article in full, please click here

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We hear it all the time: there are not enough people to fill all the cybersecurity roles (including CISOs) that are currently available, not to mention the openings expected in the coming months and years. Being a CISO sometimes serves as the catalyst to finding a new career path.". People want: Work-life balance.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

Looking for your next position as a CISO, preferably one with more pay, better benefits, and more on-the-job responsibilities/respect? Then you need to know what skills and qualities prospective employers are seeking now from their CISO hires to maximize your chances of getting your dream job. Previous CISO experience (probably).

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2021

Security's all-too-frequent appearance as a front-page headline making topic has put CISOs in the hot seat as CEOs and boards worry that it could be their names next in news stories trying to explain how a breach occurred. Yet the CISO message to the C-suite might not be all that reassuring.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 17, 2021

Many in mainstream media have characterized the DarkSide attack on Colonial Pipeline , which operates a significant portion of the nation’s critical energy infrastructure, as a wake-up call for CIOs and CISOs. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ].

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

In addition, the study found that just a little more than one in 10 CISOs have all the key traits thought to be crucial for success on a corporate board.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 7, 2022

Look around the CISO community, and you’ll find signs of burnout everywhere. Where CISOs aren’t just quitting, you’ll find increasing tension between them and their executives, sometimes resulting in surprising departures. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The role of the CISO has evolved, and so have the responsibilities. Some believe a CISO must have technical knowledge and experience as a cybersecurity professional, others think leadership skills such as being able to communicate with boards are what matters most.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The past two years have provided CISOs a bit of a reprieve with respect to protecting company data while employees are in travel mode. For this reason, every CISO should ensure their entity is prepared for this influx, which arguably adds a layer of risk.

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