What is CCISO: Roles and responsibilities

What is CISO?

In earlier days, the security of an organization's information assets was the job of a few IT professionals. But soon, organizations realized that to combat modern-day cyber threats and implement the best security measures, they needed an individual who could address the security issues at the management level. That's how the job role of Chief information security officer (CISO) came into existence.

A chief information security officer is a senior-level executive in an organization responsible for establishing and sustaining policies, strategies, and operations of the organization to ensure that all the critical information assets and IT environments are well protected against any cyber threat.

He directs the security staff to identify and implement processes to mitigate security risks and maintain information security compliance. With the ever-evolving threat landscape responsibilities and role of a CISO is also expanding.

Responsibilities of CISO

The following are the responsibilities of a chief information security officer:

• Strengthening the security posture: A CISO works with other executives and security teams to enhance the enterprise's security posture. He ensures coordination among multiple departments to maintain cyber hygiene.

• Design security programs: He designs security programs and projects to mitigate the risk associated with information security. For example, he Organizes awareness campaigns for employees about the most common cyber threats or phishing scams.

• Formulating strategies to prevent data leak: A CISO implements identity and access management and other techniques to avoid leakage of sensitive information by the internal staff.

• Security architecture: The CISO Purchases and deploy the security tools and ensuring all the existing security software and hardware tools are updated.

• Carry out Investigations: The CISO Handles the security incidents and investigates a security breach. He determines what went wrong, makes post-recovery plans with the security staff.

• Governance and risk management: He plans the security budget of the organization, Ensures the safety of IOTs, manages enterprise risks, and establishes security analytics.

Skills required to become a CISO

To become a successful chief information security officer requires a thorough understanding of the IT infrastructure and regulatory compliance knowledge such as HIPAA, NIST, and PCI.  Strong leadership and good communication are essential as CISOs lead a cybersecurity professionals’ team and communicate regularly with other C-level executives within the organization.

Become a certified Chief Information Security Officer

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