Tag: Cybersecurity
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Visionary Leadership: Managing an Avalanche of Risk in a Chaotic World
Leaders have been managing and mitigating risk since the beginning of time. Still, it could be argued that the variety and complexity of risks facing CIOs, CISOs and fellow members of the C-suite is at an all-time high.
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Visionary Leadership Carried the Torch at Last Week’s Chicago and Detroit CIO Leadership Summits
In the current business landscape, there’s continued economic uncertainty. While recession concerns have eased, other financial and political headwinds are causing concerns. As a result of these geo-economic trends, CIOs and business technology executives are being looked upon by the CEO, the C-suite and the board of directors to provide visionary leadership to help their…
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Cyber Spending Continues to Grow Amid Cost Containment Pressures
In a tight economy where the ‘R’ word has been bandied about for months, cost containment and cost optimization continue to be top focus areas for CIOs and business technology executives. However, while research heading into 2023 pointed to cutbacks in corporate cybersecurity spending, fresh findings reveal that cyber spending is growing year-over-year. A recent…
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Delivering Visionary Leadership at the Board and C-level: Emily Heath, General Partner, Cyberstarts
As the threat landscape continues to grow and evolve, CISOs and security executives are having to demonstrate visionary leadership in communicating these threats along with the organization’s security posture clearly to the CEO and the Board of Directors. Indeed, adapting to the evolving threat landscape with a future-focused approach is a top priority among CISOs…
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Displaying Visionary Leadership in an Ever-Changing Threat Landscape: Patrick Benoit, Global Chief Information Security Officer at Brink’s
I had a fascinating conversation recently with Patrick Benoit, Global Chief Information Security Officer at Brink’s Inc. Prior to joining Brink’s, Patrick was Global Head of Cyber Governance, Risk, and Compliance/Business Information Security Officer at CBRE. Over the course of his career, he has served as a Deputy CISO at Cheetah Digital, an Executive Business…
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Meet HMG’s Rockstar Tech Execs: Mike Anderson, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Netskope
Had a fascinating conversation with Mike Anderson recently. Mike serves as Chief Digital and Information Officer for Netskope, a global cybersecurity company that is redefining cloud, data, and network security to help organizations apply zero trust principles and protect data. Over the past 25 years, Mike has built and led high-performing teams across various disciplines,…
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Meet HMG’s Rockstar Tech Execs: Sanjay Beri, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Netskope
Speaking with Sanjay Beri is always an energizing and illuminating experience. His intelligence, wisdom and experience are truly inspiring. Sanjay is the CEO and founder of Netskope, which he started in 2012 after seeing that cloud computing and remote work were going to transform business and lead to a ripple effect of security and networking…
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Kevin Powers, Founder and Director, Masters of Science in Cybersecurity Policy & Governance Programs, Boston College: Deciphering Proposed SEC Cyber Requirements
As cybersecurity continues to become more of a mainstream business issue, CEOs, boards of directors and line-of-business leaders are becoming increasingly aware of the risks that cybersecurity vulnerabilities place on the enterprise. This is part of the reason why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed amendments to its rules to enhance and standardize disclosures…
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The Evolving Role of the CISO: Absorbing Additional Responsibilities and Enterprise Risk
As cybersecurity has become a priority for CEOs, Boards of Directors and line-of-business leaders, the role of the CISO has continued to evolve with CISOs taking on additional responsibilities. Senior leaders recognize that cybersecurity represents the greatest risk facing the business. As such, CISOs have increasingly become responsible for overseeing not just cyber-risk but enterprise-wide…
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Meet Kevin Powers, Founder and Director, Masters of Science in Cybersecurity Policy & Governance Programs, Boston College
I had a fascinating conversation recently with Kevin Powers, who reminded me that a large part of our role as technology executives involves keeping up to date with changes in the regulatory landscape. Kevin is the Founder and Director of the Masters of Science in Cybersecurity Policy & Governance Programs at Boston College. For decades,…