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Tag Archives: CISO skills

Being a Government Security CISO: Life in the Fishbowl

– Information Security is Information Security, Right? It shouldn’t matter if the organization needing protection is a government agency operating in the public sector or a private enterprise, should it ? Well, technically, no. Essential security practices should be delivered for whichever…

Why Information Security Professionals Should Learn Texas Hold ‘em Poker

– “Mathematics and psychology.” That’s poker (including Texas Hold ‘em) according to the legendary poker player Mike Caro. That could also describe the field of information security. In this column, while I’ll show some of the overlap between Texas Hold ‘em Poker…

InfoSec Recruiter Brocaglia on Balancing the Hard and Soft Skills

– Heed this column - the advice herein is not to be missed! There’s a dynamite chapter in the book “CISO Leadership: Essential Principles for Success“, written by Joyce Brocaglia, uber-recruiter of security professionals. She offers invaluable advice on how to ‘advance your…

10 Insights for Playing “Follow the (Security) Leader”

– Many books talk about various dimensions of leadership extracted from the experiences of fortunate individuals that have managed to work their way into the executive ranks of their respective organizations. There are many good security managers in this field, as this is a field that attracts…

Human Fallout and the Security Impact of the Sub Prime Crisis

– By now everyone heard of, or should I say felt, the impact of the Sub-prime crises on the economy as a whole and on US financial institutions. In particular, the big banks have been affected by having to write off billions of dollars in losses. In order to help restore their balance sheets, these…