Chief Information Security Officer

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CISO to CPO: Four Steps for Security Experts to Get a Privacy Perceptive

January 2, 2018

It’s not all about the safeguards and technical measures around information. Savvy security experts need to understand privacy and how it interacts with the security world and what privacy means for an organization’s security strategy and compliance with things like HIPAA, GDPR, CBPR, etc. Read More

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Data Protection Insights

CPO to CISO: Four Steps for Privacy Professionals to Get Security Savvy

October 30, 2017

As more CPOs need to interact with security, they need the right skills to integrate security into the privacy strategy and compliance with regulations. Read More

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Data Protection Insights

Data Classification: Not Just for CISOs Anymore

January 31, 2020

Data classification is growing in importance with the emergence of regulations like GDPR and CCPA. It's time for CISOs and CPOs to join forces to meet these data security challenges. Read More

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Data Privacy Insights

Look Beyond the Regulations to See What 2019 Has in Store for the Privacy Industry

December 31, 2018

You don’t have to search far to find cybersecurity predictions for 2019, but what about predictions for data privacy? Here are some predictions at a more granular level, which is something that’s been missing in the public discourse. Read More

Cyber Security Resources

Paying Down the Cybersecurity Debt

November 11, 2016

The toughest part of being an information security leader is justifying for security spend. Companies that do not spend enough start to build up cybersecurity debt. And when a serious breach happens, they find themselves in a situation where they have to pay down that massive debt, including interest. Read More

Cyber Security Insights

The Rise of the Chief Security and Privacy Officer

September 21, 2016

Recently, we examined some of the challenges that companies face in terms of the evolving privacy and data protection landscape - and how these challenges may require a whole new breed of information security professional. In this second part of the series we unpack the argument for a new role combining Chief Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer in a rapidly evolving regulatory and threat rich environment. We also chat with Chief Security and Privacy Officer (CSPO) at a Fortune 500 company to get his take on the subject. Read More

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Cyber Security Insights

What Does It Take to Become a Leading CISO?

September 24, 2018

The role of the CISO is becoming more vital to companies of all types on a global scale. Aside from being an executive-level role, the CISO must possess the necessary skills to unite multiple aspects of the business into one secure, digital front. Read More