Search results for: Vincent Viers
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The First 100 Days of the New CISO: Expectations vs. Reality
The situation the new CISO finds on arrival is often different to what they were expecting, but who’s to blame? A painfully recurrent complaint among Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) is the disconnect between what they were promised during th… Read more »
Read MoreThe First 100 Days of the New CISO: From Tactical Firefighter to Change Agent (and why it matters to get your hands dirty)
Dealing with the tactical aspects of the function during your first weeks in the job doesn’t have to be detrimental to the success of a longer-term transformative agenda Much has been written about the Chief Information Security Officer and how to best… Read more »
Read MoreThe First 100 Days of the New CISO: How to avoid the “Curse of Firefighting”?
Constant firefighting downgrades the role and the CISO must fight to avoid its gravitational pull With regards to many other C-level roles, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) position is a fairly recent creation for many organisations. Altho… Read more »
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Common Sense
Spectacular recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are feeding many fantasies in the world of cybersecurity. Almost everything can be heard on the topic, from the looming obsolescence of even the best defence solutions to an open war betwe… Read more »
Read MoreThe First 100 Days of the New CISO
There is some form of management reality beyond the “100 days” journalistic cliché: How does an incoming executive make an impact in a new role? What are the real timeframes to look at, and what can be expected and over what horizon? What are the key i… Read more »
Read MoreCyber Security: The Lost Decade
A Security Governance Handbook for the CISO and the CIO I have been involved with information security matters for almost 20 years and started writing regularly on the topic in 2015. Talking to CISOs, CIOs and their teams as part of my day-today field… Read more »
Read MoreDo You Know Who Your Fridge Is Talking To?
It only takes a healthy dose of paranoia to understand that our privacy is under constant attack. It’s no secret that our personal data is routinely being monitored by the likes of Facebook or the Government. And your refrigerator might just be about t… Read more »
Read MoreBYOD: Large Firms need Clarity from the Top, not Ambiguity or Denial
In a previous article, we pointed out how millennials – whose digital-nativeness is often praised by employers – are actually endowed with less cybersecurity-savviness than their more senior co-workers. A key consequence of this is their failure to dis… Read more »
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