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Cybersecurity Leadership Demystified

By : Dr. Erdal Ozkaya
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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)

Distinguishing between a CIO, a CTO, and a CISO

In many organizations, CIOs are the foremost leaders of IT departments, answerable directly to the chief executive officer (CEO) or the board of directors. They oversee strategic IT investments, manage IT operations, and lead digital transformations within an organization. If an organization is planning on making huge infrastructural changes that will affect the digital space, the CIO will be tasked with overseeing such projects, ensuring that all organizational information goals are met through the project and that the project meets the long-term mission and vision statements of the organization.

A CTO is an individual in an organization tasked with the integration of new technologies. The role typically requires long-term planning and is concerned with technological infrastructural changes that organizations perform when taking on board new technology or when upgrading to new technology that will see major changes in information...