Preface

Being in an industry that has all the spotlights sounds great. Advising board members on the importance of cybersecurity, being in touch with departments from finance to HR, working closely but separately with IT, overviewing even physical security, and, depending on your organization, traveling and seeing the world as well as having a nice paycheck is perfect.

But be aware that every medallion has two sides to it. You will have countless nights calculating the budget, unrelenting and unforgiving deadlines, trying to sync with a globally distributed team, fighting daily cybersecurity threats, dealing with company politics…it's a list that can quickly make you fear the job, and if it does, then this book and being a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) might not be right for you.

So, you are a new CISO or want to become a CISO/cybersecurity leader. This means you're interested in having a growth mindset, being mentored while mentoring, and, of course, honing your skills to help take you into the CISO role.

Are you not sure where to start? Then this book is right for you. You will read text from a global CISO who has served CISOs as an advisor in his own company in the Asia Pacific, then at Microsoft in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe region. He holds the CISO title at a global bank, and finally, works in one of the most successful cybersecurity firms in the world as CISO.