Introducing the CISO career path
The role of the CISO, as I have mentioned, is newer than the CIO role and is thought to have first appeared late in the 1990s. There is much more variation in how someone gets to become a CISO. In my case, my path shifted from that of a CIO to a CISO path after a long CIO career, managing CISOs and Information Security Managers for many years. However, as with the case of CIO, there are many paths to becoming a CISO as well. Here is an example of a typical CISO career path:
- Commence your career as an IT analyst or Support analyst. This will provide you with a foundation in technology skills, knowledge, and experience of working across IT and different aspects of the business.
- Take opportunities to build your skills, knowledge, and experience in security, network admin, or cloud project management. These assignments will provide chances to build your technology proficiency.
- Through internal promotion, take on more expert roles –...
