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What is a CISO?
Why does your business need one?
As Information security becomes an increasingly important issue in all industries, so does the role of the chief information security officer (CISO). A dedicated CISO will not only have depth and breadth of knowledge about the threat landscape, tools and techniques to protect infrastructure and information, but also a unique perspective on how to analyze and mitigate risk.
Why a CISO?
Quickly changing security landscape and new vulnerabilities constantly being discovered, require a dynamic CISO who will oversee the overall Business Security not just Information Security
Chief Information Security Officer Re-defined
BUSINESS ENABLEMENT
Starting from the top (boardroom and the executive suite) to the various lines of business and departments that keep the organization focused, functioning, and moving forward on a day-to-day basis.
GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE
Making sure all of the GRC initiatives run smoothly and get the funding they need — and that corporate leadership understands their importance.
IDENTITY & ACCESS MANAGEMENT
Ensuring that only authorized people have access to restricted data and systems
LEGAL & HUMAN RESOURCES
Determining what went wrong in a breach, dealing with those responsible if they’re internal, and planning for similar events in future.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Keeping abreast of developing security threats, and helping the board understand potential security problems that might arise from acquisitions or other big business moves
SECURITY ARCHITECTURE
Planning, buying, and rolling out security hardware and software, and making sure IT and network infrastructure is designed with best security practices in mind
SECURITY OPERATIONS
Real-time analysis of immediate threats, and triage when something goes wrong
SECURITY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Keeping ahead of security needs by implementing programs or projects that mitigate risks — regular system patches, for instance
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Why your business needs a Virtual CISO
Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) have been the focus of a tremendous number of data breaches and cyber-attacks recently. According to the 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 58% of cyber attack victims were small businesses (organizations with fewer than 250 employees). Worse yet, recent statistics show that around 60% of SMBs forced to suspend operations after a cyber attack never reopen for business..
Although large corporations can shoulder a good portion of the financial blow reputational damage when hit by a data breach, SMBs don’t have the same luxury. It is for this reason that SMBs should consider a virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) to help manage and implement their cybersecurity and privacy strategies. Virtual CISOs turn their leadership and project prioritization expertise into focused strategies that help SMBs stay under budget and optimize forward progress.