Cybersecurity Leadership

The hope is that these types of committees will tighten collaboration between boards and CISOs and lead to more support and resources for organizations’ cybersecurity strategies.

You can't allow cybersecurity to be managed just by the "security people." It must be part of the CEO's day-to-day job, too.

With the need for cyber security to become far more central to C-Suite strategies, this new role should ease the load on the CISO and ensure the organisation can get one step ahead of hackers in the cyber crime race.

Culture and governance are key to drive change around cyber security behaviours: 5 key points to drive culture change around cyber security

Some 90% of CISOs are confused about their role in securing a SaaS environment, according to an Oracle and KPMG report.

What CEOs Need to Know About the Future of Cybersecurity
CEOs need to take the lead and take stock now in order to ensure that their organizations are better prepared and engaged to deal with these ever-emerging challenges.

Key factors for boards to consider in 2019 around cyber security & privacy: It's now a matter of good governance, good ethics and quite simply good business

The true cybersecurity challenge is an execution challenge, and that’s rooted in governance, culture and management experience

Security requires smart people, processes, and technology. Too often, the people portion of the PPT equation is neglected.

If you’re not looking at the organization’s full risk profile, you’re going to have gaps in your cybersecurity posture.  And some of those gaps may be so wide you can drive a bus through them and still have room for a jumbo jet without putting a scratch on either of them.

In their urgency to address vulnerabilities, many organizations are making critical mistakes—the results of which can mirror data breaches in their lasting, negative impact.

Today’s columnist, Jadee Hanson of Code42, says KPMG found that 44% of organizations will change their products, services and business models in the next few years – and that CIOs and CISOs must work together to meet this challenge.

Shifting mindsets to support information security is a critical element in helping any successful 21st century business achieve its strategic objectives.

Good governance is an essential protective layer for any organisation and the cornerstone that “get things done” around cyber security

Responsibility to report and disclose on cybersecurity will only continue to expand.

CISOs must manage cybersecurity based upon their organization’s mission, goals, and business processes, not the technology underpinnings.

Security has become a stand-alone part of the corporate IT organization. That must stop, and transparency is the way forward.

Cybercrime is an ever-present threat facing organizations of all sizes. In order to safeguard themselves against a successful data breach, IT teams must stay a step ahead of cybercriminals by defending against a barrage of increasingly-sophisticated attacks at high volumes.

Cybersecurity needs to be at the heart of the digital transformation and is key to building digital trust, but organisational models will have to evolve

Different organisations place the responsibility of cyber security at the feet of different roles. This depends on the type of organisation, its culture and size.

Making educated decisions about cyber security requires high-quality information. Analyst firms are happy to provide information. But is the information they provide genuinely useful? Are they adding value to the conversation? Ultimately, great leadership, thoughtful strategy and superior execution is key to success.

Few business risks today have the destructive capability of a cyber attack.