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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)

Summary

In this chapter, we have learned that a CISO is the guardian of an organization, building a cyber strategy, acting as an advisor to the board, and still being a technical executive. A CISO is also known as a CSO and vice president (VP) of security.

The demand for business-centered technical CISOs will continue to grow, as having the right CISO will provide assurance to companies, their strategic business partners, regulators, and customers that their cybersecurity capabilities are robust and fit for purpose. Being a CISO can be rewarding; as data breaches soar, so will a CISO's paychecks.

In the next chapter, we will cover a CISO's operations, end to end.