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Target Hires New CISO

June 10, 2014

Former GE, GM information security leader Brad Maiorino will join Target Corp. as senior vice president and chief information security officer (CISO).

Using NIST for Easier Cybersecurity Management

Corporate executives can develop enough expertise to comfortably navigate key cybersecurity risk management concepts

April 1, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s cybersecurity framework is now available, so how can CSOs and CISOs use it to better frame their cyber efforts and prove their case to the C-Suite?

How BYOD Revolutionized the Role of CISO

Adam Ely

January 28, 2014

BYOD has brought sweeping changes to the enterprise over the last several years. Nowhere is this more apparent than sitting at the head of IT Security in the role of CISO. Having served in this role at companies like Disney, TiVo and Salesforce during this pivotal time, I can say that it’s an interesting seat to have.

Measuring the CISO's Evolving Sphere of Influence

They are the executives who control information security issues in an enterprise and are responsible for securing anything related to data.

Diane Ritchey

January 6, 2014

The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) not only protects IT systems with special hardware, software and secure business processes, but he or she also creates, implements and communicates the organization’s digital information security policies and procedures.

Cyber Security Salaries Rise Alongside Responsibilities

December 12, 2013

Cyber security salaries are higher than you might expect – Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) earn an average base salary equivalent to the compensation of other C-level executives for 50 percent of survey respondents in the 2013 Salary Benchmark Report.

How to Build a Strategic Defense with IT Integration

The security industry’s defenses against cyber attacks have not evolved much over the last decade, but threat actors’ methods expand daily.

Claire Meyer

September 1, 2013

Right now, the bad guys are winning." It’s a bleak statement from Dave Frymier, the CISO for Unisys Corp., but one that many enterprise security executives need to hear.

Book Review: How to Build Security with Strong Architecture

Struggling to keep up with today’s cyber security challenges? Read more on how CISOs or CSOs can develop a modern plan for cyber security.

September 1, 2013

Are you (and your enterprise) struggling to keep up with the pace of today’s cyber security challenges? You aren’t alone, but you aren’t without resources.

CIO, CISO Left Out of Cyber Insurance Purchasing Decisions

August 7, 2013

A new Ponemon survey shows that many risk management leaders remain skeptical over the value of cyber insurance, but 30 percent of those companies who have it have already submitted a claim.

4 Ways to Improve IT Collaboration

Ron Woerner

March 1, 2013

For a long time, security was its own entity in the IT infrastructure. Security and IT didn’t always see eye to eye, and there were often points of contention. Nowadays, as collaboration between the two has become more common, both IT and security are combining forces to better understand the risks and threats to the enterprise.