Ciso Skills

Agile has been spreading across several industries for many years now, with consulting companies promoting it since at least 2017. Through the vehicle of company transformations, agile methodologies such as SCRUM and SAFe are now being adopted by many commercial enterprises.

Cybersecurity teams are often at the receiving end of such transformations. Agile methodologies are frequently imposed by the business with little guidance. As a result, a solid understanding of agile fundamentals (and how to apply them to cybersecurity) is crucial to ensure security teams can successfully integrate these methodologies.

If you work in cybersecurity governance, risk and compliance (GRC), chances are you’ve been asked to run rapid risk assessments. The story is often the same: you are going about your day when suddenly a manager asks you to run a security risk assessment for a new tool or project. Unsurprisingly, deadlines are often tight as everything stops while stakeholders wait for security approval. When this happens, how can we deliver risk assessment as fast as possible?

An ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) landing page is a resource that provides information about an organisation’s ISMS. It can be used to educate employees about information security, communicate the organisation’s commitment to information security, and demonstrate that the organisation is meeting the requirements of ISO 27001.

Creating a good landing page is not at all complicated: a few simple building blocks are needed and the trick is to know what ISMS pages to include within the different sections of the landing page.

Have you managed to land your first CISO role and are about to start? First off, congratulations on getting the job. With the demand for senior security roles being at an all time high, beating the competition to secure such positions is a huge challenge. So well done you! You’re awesome!

However, with increased seniority comes increased responsibility. As a new CISO, making a great first impression is crucial to laying a solid foundation for your tenure. Your management will have already waded through hundreds of applications to select you. As a result, they will be keen to see what you can bring to the game.