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5 Soft Skills Every CISO Should Have
Being the founder and CEO of a virtual CISO firm, I get asked questions about professional development from time to time.
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How to Manage a CISO to Avoid Burnout
This blog post is intended for anyone managing a chief information security officer (CISO) or looking to fill the CISO role. This might also be...
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5 Steps to Utilizing Key Controls
Recently we’ve received a number of requests for “Key Controls” from auditors or examiners for the financial institutions we work with. Fortunately,...
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5 Things I Learned at a Bank IT Conference
I recently had the opportunity to attend, and speak at, the Southeast Community Bank I.T. Rightsourcing Conference in Georgia. It was a great 1-day...
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The Fiduciary Role of the CISO
A few months ago I was listening to a podcast. The business owner being interviewed wasn't in cybersecurity but had a consulting business. And he...
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The 1 Thing You Can Do to Improve Your Cybersecurity Program
Let's use our imaginations for a few minutes.
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Cyber Insurance is Broken. How Do We Fix it?
I've been asked about the state of cyber insurance multiple times over the past couple of months.
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The Risk Based Audit
We have a meeting every Monday morning to do a status update on each of the 40 financial institutions we serve as their virtual Information Security...