You're reading from The Aspiring CIO and CISO A career guide to developing leadership skills, knowledge, experience, and behavior

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835469194

Length 256 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Author (1):

David J. Gee

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Your Journey to Becoming a CIO or CISO FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Starting the Journey to Become a CIO or CISO

3. Chapter 2: How to Develop Yourself to Be a CIO or CISO

4. Chapter 3: Executing Your Career Path to Becoming a CIO or CISO

5. Chapter 4: CIO and CISO Interview Tips

6. Part 2: What to Do in the First 90 Days

7. Chapter 5: CIO – The First 90 Days

8. Chapter 6: CISO – The First 90 Days

9. Part 3: Being the CIO or CISO

10. Chapter 7: Moments of Truth (When You Accelerate Your Growth)

11. Chapter 8: Understanding the Pressures CIOs and CISOs Face

12. Chapter 9: CIO and CISO Survival Skills

13. Part 4: What’s Next in Your Career?

14. Chapter 10: Looking for the Next Elevator

15. Chapter 11: Risk Management as a Career Option

16. Chapter 12: What CIOs and CISOs Do in Retirement

17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Appendix: Index

Why subscribe?

Exploring People in the 90-day plan

Traditionally, CISOs have not been renowned for their people skills. They are technology experts who understand complex architecture and cyber controls. Today’s CISO is expected to be able to work well with the board, executive stakeholders, vendor partners, and staff, both in technology and business.

A new CISO is required to be strong in the People dimension. The role is no longer a back-office one but a strategic position that interfaces with external customers and regulators. There is also natural tension that CISOs and CIOs will face. Expecting this scenario, it’s imperative for the 90-day plan to address it.

This section will also explore common-sense approaches to stakeholder management and how to anticipate how each party may react and respond to different scenarios. While this is not an exact science, homework will help you to navigate it more mindfully.