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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)

Understanding the relationship between cybersecurity and BC

Cybersecurity and BC go hand in hand. BC is often associated with natural disasters. For long periods, businesses have planned for BC by making long-term plans in case of disasters such as hurricanes, storms, floods, earthquakes, and so on. The most common form of planning for those businesses to engage in is an investment in a backup generator in case of power blackouts. Needless to say, a power blackout in a digital environment means a complete cessation of business. However, increased cybersecurity threats have seen cyber threats rise in consideration, and these now stand alongside natural disasters and have a similar potential impact on a business. The higher likelihood of a cybersecurity incident occurring as compared to a natural disaster means that cybersecurity planning in a company must be included in BC planning.

Cybersecurity and BC share common goals—for instance, they both have the goal of ensuring...