Technology Rationalization in Cybersecurity – Max Shier – BSW #355
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1. Technology Rationalization in Cybersecurity – Max Shier – BSW #355
On average, CISOs manage 50-75 security products. Many of these products have either not been deployed or only partially deployed, while others overlap of products. How do CISOs effectively consolidate their products to a manageable size?
Max Shier, Chief Information Security Officer at Optiv Security, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss technology rationalization within cybersecurity. Max will discuss how to inventory your security products, identify overlap, and pick the right products for your organization.
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Max Shier is the CISO at Optiv, the cyber advisory and solutions leader. He is a 23-year Air Force veteran and has more than 27 years of experience in all facets of security, including direct cybersecurity and IT experience in several technology and security domains.
Prior to Optiv, Shier held several leadership positions in the Federal Government and the defense industry base, with his most recent position as a cybersecurity director at a large defense contractor where he was responsible for cybersecurity oversight and implementation of critical space-based national defense programs.
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2. Bringing the Boardroom to the Cyber Battlefield as CISOs Navigate the Role – BSW #355
In the leadership and communications section, Bringing the boardroom to the cyber battlefield, Navigating the CISO Role: Common Pitfalls for New Leaders, Ask Better Questions to be a Better Leader, and more!
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- 1. Boardroom Blindspot: How New Frameworks for Cyber Metrics are Reshaping Boardroom Conversations
Organizations have come a long way in stepping up cybersecurity risk reporting, but there’s still room to grow. When collaborating with their board of directors, CISOs run into longstanding issues: Risk is complex and technical, and risk reports are often so detailed that board members lack context on how the metrics express the impact on the overall business or its future.
- 2. Bringing the boardroom to the cyber battlefield
Only 12% of S&P 500 boards include a cybersecurity specialist, says Kimberly Cheatle, the director of the U.S. Secret Services, citing a 2023 study by NightDragon, a venture capital firm that funds cybersecurity companies, and Diligent Institute. To help directors protect their companies — and their fellow citizens — from cybercrime, Mastercard has developed a training course, the Cybersecurity Board Academy, in collaboration with the U.S. Secret Service, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Association of Corporate Directors and NightDragon.
- 3. Navigating the CISO Role: Common Pitfalls for New Leaders
What are the top mistakes that I see new security leaders continue to make in 2024 as they start their CISO careers or take on new roles? How can these challenges be addressed?
- 4. Gaining and Retaining Security Talent: A Cheat Sheet for CISOs
A joint study from ISC2 and the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec) offers guidance for CISOs on how to recruit and hold security talent in an age of severe skills shortage.
- 5. 10 Leadership Qualities You Must Look For
May I share with you Ten Pillars of Leadership that have inspired me and continue to do so.
- ALWAYS MAKE A WAY
- ADD VALUE TO EVERYTHING
- FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS
- MAKE MONEY ALWAYS
- SMILE ALWAYS
- HELP OTHERS
- GET UP AFTER FAILURE
- BUILD WEALTH NOT RICHES
- LOVE YOURSELF
- DANCE WITH CUSTOMERS
- 6. Ask Better Questions to be a Better Leader
Leadership is NOT about having all the answers (you never do), it’s about enabling all the talents. If I give you a solution and tell you what to do, you might solve that problem, for now. But if I teach you how to think, then you can go and solve many problems without me in the future. And that is the core of the coaching approach to leadership. Just like a coach who can’t get on the field to play that game instead of you (the player), but has to do their best to prepare you so that you can play the game to your fullest potential. By asking good questions, you are coaching others’ way of thinking and leading, thus investing in their potential! This will increase the self-esteem, agency, and mutual trust of your team. Let’s explore more!
