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Building a Cyber Resilient Business

You're reading from   Building a Cyber Resilient Business A cyber handbook for executives and boards

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803246482
Length 232 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Authors (3):
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Dr. Magda Lilia Chelly Dr. Magda Lilia Chelly
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Hai Tran Hai Tran
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Shamane Tan Shamane Tan
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Shamane Tan
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: The CEO Cyber Manual 2. Chapter 2: A Modern Cyber-Responsible CFO FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: The Role of the CRO in Cyber Resilience 4. Chapter 4: Your CIO—Your Cyber Enabler 5. Chapter 5: Working with Your CISO 6. Chapter 6: The Role of the CHRO in Reducing Cyber Risk 7. Chapter 7: The COO and Their Critical Role in Cyber Resilience 8. Chapter 8: The CTO and Security by Design 9. Chapter 9: The CMO and CPO—Convergence Between Privacy and Security 10. Chapter 10: The World of the Board 11. Chapter 11: The Recipe for Building a Strong Security Culture—Bringing It All Together 12. Index 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

The CTO and Security by Design

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is an executive who handles an organization’s technical requirements and research and development (R&D). The CTO often reports directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) but in some organizations may report to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The CTO is also responsible for overseeing technology development for the company’s customers, and may handle internal IT operations for smaller companies that have no CIO.

When working with your CTOs, it helps to understand their priorities, potential conflicts of interest with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and the importance of security by design and secure coding for the CTO’s role in cybersecurity.

We will cover the following topics in this chapter:

  • The role of the CTO
  • Why the CTO should care about cybersecurity
  • How the CTO becomes a security ally
  • Secure coding and secure software development
  • Conflicts...
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