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the role of chief information security
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officer has never been more challenging
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today's CISOs face a complex landscape
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of evolving threats increasing
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responsibilities and the need to balance
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security with business enablement
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to navigate this terrain successfully
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there are 10 critical questions every
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CISO must continually ask and answer
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let's start with the CISO's relationship
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to the business first am I a business
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enabler or an impediment cisos need to
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be seen as partners in achieving
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business objectives not just as the
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department of no this means being
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consultative educating on risks and
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helping find secure ways to accomplish
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second how can we achieve the right
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security balance for our company's risk
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tolerance this requires understanding
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business operations priorities and
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it's about striking a balance between
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protection and enabling the business to
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operate confidently and serve clients
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effectively third what are the right
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metrics to present to the board cisos
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should focus on metrics that demonstrate
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how security enables the business and
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supports decision-m rather than purely
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technical measures fourth what does
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cyber security mean to the organization
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ceos need to understand their position
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within the company and whether they have
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the authority to match their
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moving on to communication and team
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dynamics the fifth question is am I
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effectively communicating technical
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cisos must translate complex technical
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issues into terms that business leaders
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can understand and act upon sixth does
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my team feel empowered to challenge me
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creating a culture where team members
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can speak up and offer different
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perspectives is crucial for making the
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best decisions turning to customer and
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data concerns the seventh question is
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what do our customers want us to do for
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understanding customer priorities can
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help build a strong business case for
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security initiatives eighth where does
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all the organization's data really
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cisos must have a comprehensive
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understanding of data locations
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including often overlooked areas like
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invoice folders or servers from old
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projects the final two questions focus
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ninth how will AI impact my staffing
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cisos need to consider how artificial
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intelligence will change their team
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structures and required skill sets and
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10th what's the next attack that could
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surprise me this involves continuously
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assessing the evolving threat landscape
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and attack surface to address these
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challenges CISO should foster
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crossunctional collaboration align
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security with business objectives and
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stay ahead of emerging threats
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from my channel this might involve
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appointing team members to research
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future risks using simulation tools and
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preparing for technologies like quantum
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by continually reflecting on these 10
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questions and executing strategic
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responses CISOs can better protect their
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organizations while enabling business
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success in an everchanging digital
