In their perpetual battle against external cyber threats, understanding and addressing evolving regulations and gathering resources to meet escalating security demands, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are a busy, if not overburdened, bunch these days. And while focusing on their pressing jobs demands their full-time attention during the too-few hours of the day, there is one outside activity that does garner their precious attention: engaging with other CISOs. Indeed, CISOs are finding their best ally in meeting high demands is each other – to learn about new and emerging threats and best practices proven to defeat them.
In turn, the ideal forum to facilitate such engagements are Customer Advisory Boards, or “CABs.” CABs bring together executives – particularly CISOs – from top customer firms into an active and lively forum to review industry trends and solutions, and offer unvarnished guidance and insights to the sponsoring company.