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Cybersecurity Leadership Demystified

By : Dr. Erdal Ozkaya
Book Image

Cybersecurity Leadership Demystified

By: Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

Overview of this book

The chief information security officer (CISO) is responsible for an organization's information and data security. The CISO's role is challenging as it demands a solid technical foundation as well as effective communication skills. This book is for busy cybersecurity leaders and executives looking to gain deep insights into the domains important for becoming a competent cybersecurity leader. The book begins by introducing you to the CISO's role, where you'll learn key definitions, explore the responsibilities involved, and understand how you can become an efficient CISO. You'll then be taken through end-to-end security operations and compliance standards to help you get to grips with the security landscape. In order to be a good leader, you'll need a good team. This book guides you in building your dream team by familiarizing you with HR management, documentation, and stakeholder onboarding. Despite taking all that care, you might still fall prey to cyber attacks; this book will show you how to quickly respond to an incident to help your organization minimize losses, decrease vulnerabilities, and rebuild services and processes. Finally, you'll explore other key CISO skills that'll help you communicate at both senior and operational levels. By the end of this book, you'll have gained a complete understanding of the CISO's role and be ready to advance your career.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

The compliance factor and how a CISO addresses the issue

Compliance with government and other regulatory bodies is a critical aspect of cybersecurity, and a CISO ensures that their organization's systems comply with these regulations. Non-compliance with regulations attracts fines and could lead to issues such as suspension of business operations. Regulations are developed mostly to protect the users of an organization's systems both from attackers and from the organization potentially misusing the data they collect from their users. Some of the popular statutes discussed in the book include General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), among others. These regulations ensure that businesses put in place security measures that will enhance the protection of the data they collect from consumers and users of their systems...