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Tag Archives: leadership
Security IS a Business Function
July 1, 2008 – 6:00 am
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If there is only one key attribute for the success of your information security program, it has to be that security is treated as a business function. In Chapter 5 of the recently published “CISO Leadership: Essential Principles for Success”, the authors break down the components of a…
The Evolving Information Security Landscape
April 17, 2008 – 6:00 am
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In today’s environment of common nomenclature such as anti-virus, anti-spyware, phishing scams, and identity theft, it would be understandable that a newcomer to the information security profession would believe that the information security profession as it exists today has always been…
Survey Says… What ’soft skills’ are Security Leaders dealing with?
March 24, 2008 – 6:00 am
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The systems security profession has emerged as a discipline to where today’s information security officer must deal with a myriad of issues beyond ensuring that the proper individuals have the access they need to systems. Today’s security officer must interface with executives outside…
Core Program Practices: Assess, Implement and Monitor
March 13, 2008 – 6:00 am
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This column will focus on some of the most fundamental components of an effective Security Program, namely the skills and competencies required by the security leader to implement a successful program. These traits, sometimes called the ‘soft skills’ of security management, are…
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