A CISO typically has a technical information security or IT risk background, but the path that leads to the role can vary greatly. Here’s how one CISO landed his first job in the position.
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO): A chief information security officer is a senior role. He or she is considered more powerful in their respective department. CISOs are responsible for building security teams and overseeing all activities related to the security of an organization. CISO rep...
While the time it takes to complete each of these steps varies, following all of the steps in order will put you well on your way to starting a cyber security career. Step 1: Choose Your Education Path If you want to know how to get into cyber security and become an engineer, you ...
As leaders creating the organization’s culture, I find it to be easier when you're in person. Whether it's at the water cooler, in the shared kitchen or in front of the whiteboard, you get to know people in that space and in a virtual setting there's two just dimensions. Finding...
The different skills needed to be a successful CTO - The premise is a little misleading, as what is detailed there is the journey, in a startup, of the technical founder growing with the company to become a CTO. At which point the position described in the article is not CTO, but VP...
07 Aug 202417 mins CSO and CISO video CSO Executive Sessions: Open Source Institute’s Eric Nguyen on supply chain risks to critical infrastructure (Part 2) 14 Nov 202415 mins Critical InfrastructureIT GovernanceSupply Chain
To recap and summarize the above, the key objective for those that are interested in starting a career in cybersecurity but have zero experience, is to teach yourself the fundamentals and better still, to become proficient in learning how to code, program and use specific tools that are mentio...
not least persuading those in charge of security at the C-suite level, to adapt to new ways of working. They may have become used to relying on a web of tools thinking that the more complex the defense, the better it is. It's hard to break old habits but complexity doesn't...
One of the most common questions I’ve been asked over the years is:“How Do I Become An Ethical Hacker”or“How Do I Become A Penetration Tester”– so, I thought, rather than re-invent the wheel and regurgitate the same reply it would be better to ask existing Penetration Testers wor...
07 Aug 202417 mins CSO and CISO video CSO Executive Sessions: Open Source Institute’s Eric Nguyen on supply chain risks to critical infrastructure (Part 2) 14 Nov 202415 mins Critical InfrastructureIT GovernanceSupply Chain