Cybersecurity leadership is evolving. For years, many security leaders have focused primarily on the operational and technical aspects of security: incident response, compliance and managing security ...

What is a Chief Information Security Officer? A CISO is responsible for establishing security strategy and ensuring data assets are protected. CISOs traditionally work alongside the chief information ...

Most CEOs assume that if their company hasn’t suffered a major breach, the chief information security officer (CISO) must be doing the job well. That assumption is dangerous. A weak CISO can coast for ...

With a state CISO career stretching 12.5 years and three administrations, Pennsylvania’s Erik Avakian has had a remarkably long tenure. He spoke with Government Technology on Oct. 21, his last day in ...

At first glance, the chief information security officer (CISO) and chief operating officer (COO) appear to operate in fundamentally different worlds — perhaps even at odds with one another. While the ...

Google has hired the first security boss for its cloud business in the form of British-born Phil Venables. A 25+ year veteran of the industry with experience in CISO roles in some of the world’s ...