What this book covers
Chapter 1, A CISO's Role in Security Leadership, explains who and what a CISO is, the requirements of the CISO role, the differences between other technology leadership roles, and what is required in the role for you to be successful. The chapter also covers how to develop the core components needed to be a good CISO for your organization.
Chapter 2, End-to-End Security Operations, covers a day of a CISO and their end-to-end security operations and presents CISO activities that make up this strategy.
Chapter 3, Compliance and Regulations, highlights the issues of data management, data protection, as well as various laws and regulations that have been developed to protect user data. The role of the CISO in data management is to ensure that firms are compliant with regulations to prevent fines, as well as safeguarding companies' reputations.
Chapter 4, Role of HR in Security, addresses the role of CISOs in HR management and intends to show how the HR department is critical to the security of an organization and how CISOs use HR management to improve organizational security.
Chapter 5, How Documentation Contributes to Security, handles the role of documentation in security and the sectors that need to be documented. Documentation helps keep all security processes in check and aids in the evaluation of the current security situation to determine whether updating is required.
Chapter 6, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, covers cyber-attacks, data breaches, and how you can build a cyber response and disaster recovery plan based on risk management.
Chapter 7, Bringing Stakeholders On Board, evaluates the CISO's task of security onboarding by evaluating business opportunities versus security risks as well as how a CISO can budget optimally.
Chapter 8, Other CISO Tasks, looks at other important roles CISOs play in an organization, which include such roles as contributing to technical projects, partnering with internal and external providers, evaluating employee behavior, financial reporting, and addressing cybersecurity as a business problem.
Chapter 9, Congratulations! You Are Hired, shows the practical application of what we have learned about the duties of the CISO in an organization and the CISO's first 90 days on the job.
Chapter 10, Security Leadership, provides insights into your role as a security leader in an organization and how to offer security leadership in the most effective manner.
Chapter 11, Conclusion, highlights the dos and don'ts of the CISO role.
Chapter 12, Ask the Expert, is where experts explain their tips and recommendations for CISOs and everyone who wants to be a CISO.