Experience as a chief enterprise architect offers excellent underpinnings for performing as a security leader, in that both roles require creating and executing a vision, backed by stakeholder buy-in and navigating obstacles - no matter the scarcity of resources, says Suren Naidoo, CISO of The Foschini Group.
"No risk, no business." As global CISO of Egyptian Arab Land Bank, Mohamed Mostafa says he regularly applies that maxim, which he learned from a prior boss, as he seeks to maximize his organization's security posture while working closely to collaborate with every line of business.
Drawing on her experience selling cybersecurity products and services, Nastassja Finnegan now sits in the hot seat, as CSO of South Africa's First National Bank. Succeeding in either role, she says, requires interfacing with users, understanding their needs and helping them to do the right thing.
As director of security for a telecom company, Ian Keller works to ensure customers have the latest knowledge and intelligence required to deploy the company's products in a secure and compliant manner.
Khwaja Mohammad Ali of the Federal Bank of Pakistan explains why cyberattack prevention requires collaboration between tech teams and senior management.
Four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss tactics for improving hiring practices and increasing workforce diversity as well as achieving sustainable resiliency.
As a global CISO and privacy officer, Rebecca Wynn has earned her stripes. And she's upfront with her expectations: She will take your security organization to the next level. But she also won't hesitate to walk away if she sees that cybersecurity commitment is nothing but talk.
Nastassja Finnegan, CSO of First National Bank South Africa, says that the key to creating a strong culture of security in an organization is providing the right security context - and failure to do so results in pushback.
How can the security and HR organizations partner to foster a better, enterprisewide culture of security? This is what Steve Luczynski and Valerie Utsey did in previous roles, and they share insights from their presentation on the topic at RSA Conference 2021.
It's common to say, "The human element is our weakest cybersecurity link." But author and educator James Bone has a different perspective. He weighs in on the human factor and the criticality of modifying enterprise risk management strategies.
Wendy Nather, head of advisory CISOs at Cisco, recently teamed up with researcher Wade Baker to investigate cybersecurity metrics and determine how to make a cybersecurity program measurably more successful. She shares some of her more surprising findings.
The cybersecurity sector has made strides in growing its workforce and improving diversity. But significant hurdles remain, and Clar Rosso, CEO of (ISC)², says the keys to clearing them include training and refining current hiring practices.
A recent study showed that even though 82% of cybersecurity professionals are familiar with the MITRE ATT&CK framework, only 8% said they used it regularly. This led to development of the new MITRE ATT&CK Defender training and certification. Rick Gordon of MITRE Engenuity explains.
Manish Dave of LafargeHolcim has been part of the manufacturing industry all his professional life. He heads the IT security and internal controls for the APAC region and aims to have a false positive rate of zero.
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