The Next Gen CISO

The CISOs in the past were essentially ‘Doers’ who were cyber security practitioners and were looked upon to ensure the implementation of security controls to ensure there were no breaches. The CISO had no independent function and was buried deep within the IT function.

However, the advent of transformative technologies like IoT, AI/ML, Robotics, Augmented Reality, Digital Twins, and mobile technology paved the way for the expansion of the threat landscape and have catapulted the CISO into the spotlight.

CISOs today and in the future will have to evolve and step up to a new set of expectations. As the chief information security leader, CISOs must prepare to articulate their programs effectively and face the same scrutiny as other C-level executives.

Focus Network in partnership with Qualys invite you to join this elite group of leading IT Security executives from Singapore at an upcoming private lunch where we will cover off and delve deeper into 3 main themes:

Building a Cyber resilient enterprise by pivoting to risk management from breach prevention

• How the paradigm shifts from preventing breaches to managing business risk is reshaping CISO roles?
• How CISOs need to break the shackles and reinvent themselves to play a more strategic role in the digital era–that of being a custodian of digital trust?
• The emerging role of CISOs that calls for them to be value drivers. Their role has expanded to become a key enabler of business performance by protecting business assets and data privacy.

Preparing the CISO for Boardroom Conversations

• How to explain the security function, and its key performance indicators to the C-suite, and Board of Directors?
• Evangelize the need to align with compliance and regulatory actions
• Cyber Risk exposure and the important risk drivers
• Need for sufficient cyber insurance coverage
• How to demonstrate to the board the value of security while managing cost
• Security investment priorities to maximize risk buy down

A CISO Perspective 

• The challenges of the cyber skills gap and how to overcome them
• How to translate a technical narrative to business language for the ELT & board
• How to communicate & lead teams
• How to prepare the enterprise for cyber risk assessment and preparedness