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A Day in the Life of a CISO
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Every CISO must drive cyber transformation. However, not every business has the same deep pockets that some financial institutions, for example, may have to spend on cybersecurity. While this makes the role of the CISO more difficult, it is also fair to say that such organisations may be less attractive to attack than, for instance, a bank, but that does not mean that they should wait to be breached.
Being able to understand your own defence strategy and what you must respond to with regard to threat actors is the foundation of cyber transformation. Being a successful CISO is not about budget, although that can help. There is always an element of ‘luck’ involved, but better CISOs are able to focus on what is more important from a risk standpoint.
But, that being said, what do you do as a CISO with a small budget? There are clear lessons to be learnt in considering that ‘less is more’. So many times I have seen large financial...