Can You Be Both Strategic andTactical as a CISO (Hint: No) On today’s episode, Dr. Eric Cole answers his most frequently asked question: “What is the difference between strategic and tactical?” Some people have a strategic mindset, and others can’t help...
The Soft Skills You Need to be an Effective CISO On today’s episode, Dr. Eric Cole teaches the two soft skills you need to become an effective CISO. These skills will serve you not only in a professional capacity, but will help you in every area of your life. In...
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...
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 On 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...
What is a CISO and What is Not a CISO On 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...
