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Spencer Stuart: The Importance of the Ever-Changing CISO Role
With cybersecurity becoming an ever-growing concern among businesses, the chief information security officer (CISO) role has become more important than ever. However, with the different types of cyber threats evolving at the rapid pace technology moves, the CISO’s responsibilities and actions are constantly shifting. This can lead to challenges for leaders knowing what to look for in executives when hiring for the cybersecurity role in their organization. In this article, Spencer Stuart outlines the qualities needed for a successful CISO, how to develop next generation cybersecurity leaders, and how organizations can best arm themselves against a cyber-attack.
Spencer Stuart also identifies and discusses the following steps successful organizations take in regard to information risk and security:
- Leverage analytics and automation to help predict, detect and mitigate risk.
- Create an organizational culture where information security is everybody’s business.
- Assemble diverse, focused security teams with a problem-solving orientation.
- Develop security and risk metrics that are meaningful for the business.
- Adopt a default position of transparency and openness, and define a clear response.