• A CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) is responsible for ensuring the security of your company’s data. They do this by monitoring and analyzing threats, creating policies around those threats and implementing those policies. In short: they make sure that nothing bad happens to your data.
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If your organization has been hacked before, it’s a smart move to improve its cybersecurity. If hackers have already compromised your systems and networks, they might mark your organization as an easy target for future attacks. That’s why even if you think there’s no point investing in cybersecurity given your networks and devices have already been compromised, it’s essential that you implement strong cybersecurity measures to prevent falling victim to future attacks.
• Large organizations in the healthcare and finance industries handle a lot of sensitive information. Consequently, they’re heavily regulated and require an extensive and comprehensive cybersecurity solution compared to regular businesses. If an incident were to occur within these organizations, they could be open to legal repercussions apart from the other financial and reputational impacts of a cyber attack or data breach.
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Organizations with thousands of customers, employees, and multiple partners will have very different cybersecurity needs than those with only a few employees. When making the decision to hire a chief information security officer, you should first understand your organization’s threat environment.
