Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Through my career, I have been “fortunate” to work on some of the greatest national security challenges, ranging from weapons of mass destruction proliferation to terrorism to cyber insecurity. AI represents our newest challenge but will most comprehensively impact society.

The rumors are true: it can get lonely at the top. As a CISO, I have many teams below me, a board of directors to keep happy and an organization to protect. This is nothing new, and at this stage of my career, I’ve become familiar with the many challenges — and even greater rewards — that go hand in hand with leading. Of course, it helps that I’ve been managing from the jump.

Due to economic pressures, staffing reductions, and lack of available talent, CISOs today are facing extreme pressure to do more with less. And retaining your best employees during tough times is becoming a major challenge across industries. Research at Devo shows SOC analysts are feeling stressed over too much work and not enough resources. In fact, more than 71% of SOC professionals we surveyed said they’re likely to quit their job because of information overload and lack of tools.

We saw numerous cybersecurity breaches in 2022. The attacks became more sophisticated, the bots got sneakier, and the cost of breaches multiplied. Yet, enterprises were underprepared to deal with the well-known threats. With the rise of new technologies and the increased adoption of remote work, cybercriminals have quickly adapted their tactics. They are now targeting businesses in ways never seen before.

Establishing a thriving security culture across your organization will rely heavily on your developer teams. Therefore, engaging with developers early and often while you build your security program is vital. In this playbook for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), we explore how to build a security culture across your organization by considering the following three things.

The third quarter of 2022 was challenging for government and corporate servers across the globe — we witnessed a 70% increase in data breaches over the second quarter’s numbers. Considering that security lapses are mainly on the shoulders of CISOs, it’s vital to know the instruments for improving their effectiveness. This blog post outlines a white paper written by former Gartner analyst Jonathan Care.

Businesses been forced to step up their approach to security and privacy in the past few years due to: This growing digital complexity has led to the evolution of three vital executive-level positions: CIO, CISO and CPO — the Chief Information Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer and the Chief Privacy Officer. As three separate executive-level positions within companies centered around technology and cybersecurity, the lines between CIO, CISO and CPO can get blurry.