- Leadership Distribute Cybersecurity Tasks with Diffusion of Responsibility in Mind
The common adage that "security is everyone's responsibility" often fails due to the diffusion of responsibility, where individuals assume someone else will act. Effectively distributing...
- Product Management How Security Can Better Support Software Engineering Teams
Security and software engineering teams often operate with different incentives, creating friction when trying to weave security into the development lifecycle. Bridging this gap requires...
- Leadership Security Leaders Can Lower Expenses While Reducing Risk
In a climate of budget constraints, cybersecurity leaders can find opportunities to cut costs while actually strengthening their security posture. By adopting zero-based budgeting and identifying...
- Leadership Three Ways CISOs Can Drive More Meaningful Collaboration
Modern CISOs must evolve from pure technologists into business leaders who actively collaborate with non-IT stakeholders. By gaining situational awareness, demonstrating how security supports...
- Leadership As a CISO, Are You a Builder, Fixer, or Scale Operator?
Security leaders can better navigate their careers by identifying whether their strengths lie in building programs from scratch, fixing broken ones, or scaling established operations. Understanding...
- Communication Shift Your Mindset from Conflict to Collaboration to Succeed in Security
The traditional combative mindset of security professionals often leads to friction with other departments and a reputation as the "Department of No." To become business enablers, security teams must...