The Illusion of Due Diligence: Notes from the CISO Underground
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.66 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451566034 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 214 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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As a CISO, my job is to protect corporate information assets while ensuring security obligations are met for the business. My job is to provide the appropriate level of security for data and data transactions in preventing, detecting and responding to breaches. The very credentials that make you marketable are, in the end, the very thing that can put you in the job market, again, and again. Do corporate boards and the C-Level management staff really understand what it takes to secure customer information? Are they more concerned with perceptions than resolvi
Full Disclosure at the C level Two years ago, I took the position of CSO at a small but growing firm. I wish I had had this book available then. Not only does this book expose the risks associated with protecting a corporation from insider activity, but it provides advice on what actions to take, and discusses what has worked and what has failed.The author is not afraid to expose his own failures, and convey lessons learned, as well as discuss what has worked and his critical observations on how that too can be improved.I highly recommend this book to all those in the information security and risk management profession, especially to those w. Behind the scenes of corporate security Barry K The author of this book brings a lot of skeptism to the read.As he should. Being a security practitioner for the past 25 yearsI have come to the conclusion that unless security is mandated by lawnobody bothers.Good read and true to what security really means in the corporate world.An illusion.. "Great Read from a good New Yorker / Jersey Boy" according to Godkast. I was impressed with the read. I though that the author made his points well and did a fine job of painting the profession as a colorful and exciting adventure. I loved your descriptions of working in Monterey! I call it home as well! Jeff Steven Bardin, thank you for the read!
. About the Author Since 1982 Jeff has worked in leadership positions at Fortune 1000 organizations. Jeff is currently an independent consultant working in the cyber security and cyber intelligence fields. Jeff served in the United States Air Force as a cryptologic linguist and in the United States Army National Guard as an Armored Scout Platoon Leader. Jeff also holds the CISSP, CISM and NSA-IAM certifications. He has BA in Special Studies - Middle East Studies and Arabic Language from Trinity College as well as a MS in Information Assurance from Norwich University. He was awarded the RSA 2007 Conference award for Excellence in the Field of Security Practices and his team won the 2007 SC Mag
Jeff is currently an independent consultant working in the cyber security and cyber intelligence fields. Jeff served in the United States Air Force as a cryptologic linguist and in the United States Army National Guard as an Armored Scout Platoon Leader. He was awarded the RSA 2007 Conference award for Excellence in the Field of Security Practices and his team won the 2007 SC Magazine Award - Best Security Team award. S