A new IBM study identifies three distinct types of information security leaders: Influencers, Protectors and Responders. Which type are you? IBM's Marc van Zadelhoff offers tips for more effective leadership.
Where do time-strapped senior leaders go for education on cyber forensics and incident response? Carnegie Mellon University has a new option, and Dena Haritos Tsamitis explains its unique approach.
From 2010: When he first learned of the full magnitude of the Heartland Payment Systems data breach, Heartland CEO Bob Carr had one overriding thought: "Can we survive this?"
Jason Clark, CSO of Websense, has spent a significant amount of time meeting with over 400 CSOs. From his interactions, Clark offers his advice on how chief information security officers can be more effective.
"This is a unique program that fits the specific needs for upcoming and current IT security leaders and adds high enrichment to peer support and the learning experience," says Dena Haritos Tsamitis.
Jason Clark, CSO of Websense, has met recently with 400 CSOs. In a pre-RSA Conference interview, he discusses how security leaders can be more effective when facing mobile security and other challenges.
To keep up with emerging technologies and strengthen focus on IT risk and compliance issues, ISACA has recently updated its Certified Information Security Manager exam. Read about the key changes.
Having a breach response team in place at your organization is a necessity in today's threat environment. But how - before a breach occurs - do you know if your team is truly effective?
Creating a culture of security within an organization may be on CISOs' wish lists, but it's often hard to educate and spread that message, says Justin Somaini, chief information security officer at Yahoo.
Yahoo's Justin Somaini believes his fellow CISOs in business and government do a good job keeping their bosses informed of proper information security practices, but could do better in educating the rank and file about them.
"The action and manifestation of risk is not necessarily evident to today's users in the way it was in the past, and that creates a big inherent challenge for a CISO," says Malcolm Harkins, CISO at Intel Corp.
Eddie Schwartz didn't shy away from the offer to become RSA's first chief security officer after the security firm experienced a sophisticated advanced-persistent-threat breach. Instead, Schwartz embraced the hack as the reason to take the job. (See RSA to Get Its First Chief Security Officer.)
We all know, as a result of recent breaches, Sony is in the market for a security leader. I reached out to some hiring managers and asked them: What would you look for in Sony's first CISO?
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