Episode 183: The Role of CISO in Supporting Risk Translation

 

 

In episode 183 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager discuss how the role of CISO supports risk translation across all levels of an organization.

Here are some highlights from our episode:

• 01:52. Describing the role of CISO in a single sentence
• 03:43. The importance of storytelling in risk translation for an organization
• 07:56. The need for CISOs to meet members of an organization where they are
• 10:47. Why the function of translating risk matters more than sharing it
• 14:41. The misnomer of "soft skills" and why they're a crucial part of professional life
• 15:50. Tony's experience with cultivating "soft skills" and working with trusted truth tellers
• 21:01. The importance of contextualization when framing risk to a Board of Directors
• 24:20. How teaching and communicating differ
• 25:05. Humility and empathy: Crucial skills in understanding another person's world
• 26:34. How communication and public speaking can help to advance a mission
• 29:08. The use of teaching to build mastery and writing to understand what we teach
• 32:35. Public speaking tip: Don't let the first time you hear your words aloud be onstage
• 36:10. Tony's "superpower" of geeky sincerity

Resources

• Episode 88: The Evolution of the Role of a CISO
• Episode 121: The Economics of Cybersecurity Decision-Making
• Episode 166: Foundations of Actuarial Science in Cyber Risk
• CIS Community Defense Model 2.0

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