CISOs Share Advice on Leadership, Career Choices, and Building Security Teams
Summary
Security leaders offer advice for CISOs on communicating security priorities to executives, evaluating a prospective role, and building diverse teams with varied skills and perspectives.
Key points
- CISOs should connect security metrics and risks to business goals when communicating with executives and board members.
- Candidates should research an organization's business, leadership, compliance needs, security posture, and willingness to support security initiatives.
- Before accepting a role, ask whether the company has security leaders, adequate resources, and priorities that enable success.
- Security leaders can broaden applicant pools by reconsidering degree requirements and valuing candidates with varied backgrounds and viewpoints.
- Building an inclusive team also requires a culture that welcomes different perspectives and leadership styles.
Article Details
- Topic
- CISO career development, executive collaboration, and building diverse security teams
People
Drew SimonisCISO at Juniper Networks; discussed security leadership, interviewing for CISO roles, and building diverse teams.Jack LeideckerCISO at Gong; discussed security leadership, evaluating CISO roles, and building diverse teams.Royce MarkoseFormer CISO; discussed business alignment, evaluating CISO roles, and building diverse teams.Ryan KazanciyanWiz's CISO, who spoke with security leaders about the evolving demands of the CISO role.