Leadership

Writing documentation is hard. However, writing awesome documentation is even harder. The challenge is that security teams need good documentation more than any other technical discipline.

The primary reason is that people come and go and it is impossible to replace knowledge without documentation. Secondly, you need to justify what you are doing to the business. When the next audit comes you need to describe what you do and prove you do it. Third, security teams are constantly firefighting and good documentation can make a great difference during incident response.

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.