Information security officers in charge (CISOs) prioritize cybersecurity initiatives based on business objectives and focus on programs that directly address the most critical risks to assets, operations, and reputation. Close collaboration with important stakeholders is necessary to ensure that every dollar invested yields significant financial returns. Risk Assessment      To find weak points and highlight places…

Managing Budget Limits as a CISO: Addressing Cybersecurity GapsTo set priorities for cybersecurity initiatives that are in line with business objectives, information securityofficers in charge (CISOs) concentrate on projects that directly tackle the most serious risks to assets,operations, and reputation. One must engage closely with key stakeholders to guarantee that every dollarcommitted produces substantial financial…

In this discussion board, you are the CISO for a publicly traded company. What protections would you implement to ensure availability of your systems (and why)? As CISO, I’ll implement redundancy, disaster recovery, DDoS protection, regular monitoring, data backup, patch management, load balancing, auto-scaling, tight access controls, network segmentation, and reliable cloud service providers to ensure…