What Responsibilities Does A CISO Perform?

What Responsibilities Does A CISO Perform?

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The CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) is the executive accountable for the information and data security of an organization. While earlier the role has been rather narrowly interpreted along those lines, today the title is often employed synonymously with CSO & VP of security, representing a more extensive role in the company.

What does a Chief Information Security Officer do?

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Perhaps the greatest way to comprehend the CISO job is to learn what daily responsibilities fall under its umbrella.

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Security operations: Real-time investigation of instantons threats, and prioritize in the event something goes wrong.

Data loss & fraud prevention: Making certain internal workforce does not steal or misuse data.

Cyberrisk & cyber intelligence: Keep an eye on emerging security threats, and helping the board comprehend possible security issues that may ascend from procurements or other significant business moves.

Security architecture: Planning, purchasing, and implementing security software and hardware, and making certain IT and network infrastructure is designed with the best security practices in mind.

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Identity & access management: Assuring that only authorized staff have access to restricted data and system.

Investigations & forensics: Finding out what went wrong in a breach, dealing with those who are responsible, and planning to not let the same crisis happen again.

Program management: Keeping ahead of security requirements by executing programs that alleviate risks – regular system patches, for example.

Disaster recovery & business continuity: Cyber resilience isn’t only about preventing and defending against information security attacks, but also retrieving quickly from security breaches. This is accomplished by instituting a solid crisis communication channel, disaster recovery and risk management system.

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