Enterprise Cyber Risk Management: From Cost Center to Value Creator

Enterprise Cyber Risk Management: From Cost Center to Value Creator

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.—Willie NelsonIntroductionIn an era where digital transformation drives business growth, cybersecurity must transcend its traditional role as a defensive measure. Chapter...
The Crucial Role of Governance and Oversight in Cybersecurity: Regulations, Cases, and Standards

The Crucial Role of Governance and Oversight in Cybersecurity: Regulations, Cases, and Standards

Corporate governance is concerned with holding the balance between economic and social goals and between individual and communal goals. The aim is to align as nearly as possible with the interests of individuals, corporations, and society. —Adrian Cadbury Introduction...
Accountability for Cyber Risk Management: A Critical Imperative for C-Suite Executives and Board Members

Accountability for Cyber Risk Management: A Critical Imperative for C-Suite Executives and Board Members

It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one’s acts.— Mahatma GandhiIntroductionAccording to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “accountability” is “the quality or state of being accountable, especially an obligation or willingness to accept...
A Wake-Up Call for Healthcare Executives and Board Members

A Wake-Up Call for Healthcare Executives and Board Members

First, do no harm. —HippocratesIntroductionCybersecurity has become an essential aspect of modern healthcare, not just a concern for the IT department. Chapter 1 of  Stop the Cyber Bleeding: What Healthcare Executives and Board Members Must Know About Enterprise Cyber...
From Cyber Guardian to Boardroom Luminary  – A Personal Story About CIO Evolution Parallels, with Career Advice

From Cyber Guardian to Boardroom Luminary – A Personal Story About CIO Evolution Parallels, with Career Advice

It’s like deja-vu all over again.—Yogi BerraIntroductionI’ve discussed the CISO role evolving “From Cyber Guardian to Boardroom Luminary” in two previous articles. One was entitled “From Cyber Guardian to Boardroom Luminary—Yogi Berra,” and it refers to the quote...
Thinking Clearly About Risk Assessments

Thinking Clearly About Risk Assessments

If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask.– Albert EinsteinIntroductionThere are few Einsteins out there for solving the problem of establishing, implementing,...