What cyber trends to expect in 2016
2015 was another tumultuous year of more cybersecurity attacks and no different from 2014 or even 2013. Here is what to expect in 2016.
Stories by Todd Bell
7 tips to becoming a successful CISO
Todd Bell looks back at his years in the security industry and offers up these seven tactics that will help you stay atop the field.
How to not get fired as CISO
Lately I have seen a number of new CISOs let go after one year on the job. I became intrigued as to why we are seeing such a high failure rate for new CISOs.
How to be a successful CISO without a 'real' cybersecurity budget
A CISO who just started a new job for one of the top 10 cable companies in the US recently lamented how he does not have a cybersecurity budget to purchase tools from FireEye, Palo Alto Networks, and Cylance like his peer CISOs get too.
What it takes to be a successful CISO
Recently, a terrific story on CSO Magazine online was published by Tayler Armerding that highlighted how CISOs are seen in such a poor light given a recent ThreatTrack report that surveyed 203 C-Suite executives. In general, the viewpoints of CISOs were very disappointing. As CISOs, we have been seeing a lot of “unplanned” movement in the industry as well.
When to throttle yourself as a new CISO
Surviving the C-Suite as a CISO