Ten Tenets of CISO Success

Discover the key principles for becoming a successful Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or security leader in this 35-minute conference talk from RSA Conference. Learn how to navigate between technical, operational, and strategic leadership roles to advance your career, team, and business. Explore ten essential strategies for providing business value from security, gaining stakeholder buy-in, and driving organizational change. Gain insights into the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, career management techniques, effective communication strategies, and the evolution of security leadership. Understand how to create credibility, map security initiatives to strategic objectives, and develop balanced scorecards for measuring success. Master the art of breaking down organizational barriers and improving overall effectiveness as a security leader.

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Organizational Culture
Business Risk
Creating Credibility
NIST Cybersecurity Framework • Composed of three parts
Maturity Comparison Example
Mapping to Strategic Objectives
Provide Options
Putting Leadership Into Perspective
Career Management - P.I.E.
Metrics Hiearchary
Balanced Scorecard Example
Security Capability Example
Effective Communications
Breaking Down the Walls
Improve Effectiveness
Evolution of Security Leadership
Ten Tenets of CISO Success