What types of skills do CISOs need now? As senior vice president and chief information security officer (CISO) of one of the world’s most trusted cybersecurity software and services companies, it’s literally my job to know.
My responsibilities include protecting and enabling business development at a global organization that wears a big target on its back. We are also “customer zero” at a company that believes deeply in the need to “drink its own champagne.” That means we base our cyber defenses on our own internally developed products to the greatest extent possible.
In addition, we’re a managed security service provider (MSSP) through our CylanceGUARD managed detection and response (MDR) subscription service, and many of our channel partners are also MSSPs, all using BlackBerry Cylance artificial intelligence (AI)-based products to protect external organizations.
The ultimate decision-maker for purchasing and deploying our portfolio of cyber products is often the CISO of an organization. For all these reasons and more, I spend a fair amount of time talking to fellow CISOs and comparing notes on what keeps us up at night and what success looks like for a modern CISO.
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