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The Impact Of COVID19 In Cybersecurity
The Impact Of COVID19 In Cybersecurity On today's episode, Dr. Eric Cole explains how being a master of change is one of the characteristics that makes a successful CISO. Covid-19 has changed cyber security (as it has with everything) permanently. It has created a new...
5 Traits of Successful CISOs to Conduct a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
5 Traits of Successful CISOs to Conduct a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment The topic for today is the 5 key characteristics that a successful CISO should have. Here are the 5 traits in order to be a successful CISO: 1. You need to be able to predict the future. Insurance...
How to Understand QUANTITATIVE and QUALITATIVE Analysis in Cybersecurity
How to Understand QUANTITATIVE and QUALITATIVE Analysis in CybersecurityOn today's episode, Dr. Eric Cole explains the difference between qualitative and quantitative analysis. As a CISO, you have to speak to executives in a language that they understand, so you can...
What is a CISO and What is Not a CISO
What is a CISO and What is Not a CISOOn this episode of The Life of a CISO, Dr. Eric Cole highlights some examples of the strategic thinking that it takes to be a good CISO. Cyber security is all about evolving. The adversary is always coming up with new ways to beat...
Why You Must Think Like a HACKER to Prevent CYBER ATTACKS
Why You Must Think Like a HACKER to Prevent CYBER ATTACKSHere’s the cheat-sheet for this week’s episode of Life of a CISO. In order to be a good CISO, it’s not enough to think like IT support, you must learn to think like the adversary. Remember, prevention is good,...
The Most EFFECTIVE WAYS to Prevent a Security Data Breach
The Most EFFECTIVE WAYS to Prevent a Security Data BreachOn this episode of The Life of a CISO, Dr. Eric Cole discusses the most EFFECTIVE WAYS to prevent a security data breach. The theme of today’s show is “Prevention is ideal, detection is a must!” Most CISOs don’t...
How to Think Like a Pro CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
How to Think Like a Pro CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)A CISO thinks strategically, not tactically. What does this mean in practical terms? A CISO’s job is not to fix every single potential problem (which would be impossible anyway), but to solve the problem...
Becoming a Virtual CISO: Everything You Need to Know
Becoming a Virtual CISO: Everything You Need to KnowOn this episode, we take a moment to define cyber security. It’s a term we use every day, but few of us actually stop to think about the actual definition, understanding, managing, and mitigating risk of your...
Top 10 Dos and Don’ts of Successful Chief Information Security Officers
Top 10 Dos and Don'ts of Successful Chief Information Security OfficersThe topic for today is the 6 skills every successful CISO must have, and 4 mistakes to avoid. Here are the 6 skills to master in order to be a successful CISO: 1 Communication and presentation...
Auto (Q&A) Chief Information Security Officer: Roles and Responsibilities
(Q&A) Chief Information Security Officer: Roles and ResponsibilitiesThis episode of Life of a CISO answers more of the questions I am commonly asked. If you want to be somewhere, it always helps to get help from someone who has already been there, and whatever...