staffing - All Articles - CISO Platform2024-03-29T06:28:22Zhttps://www.cisoplatform.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/staffingVideo Interview - Taxonomy of Cybersecurity Roles & Responsibilities with Deidre Diamondhttps://www.cisoplatform.com/profiles/blogs/video-interview-taxonomy-of-cybersecurity-roles-responsibilities-2022-01-27T04:25:55.000Z2022-01-27T04:25:55.000ZMatthew Rosenquisthttps://www.cisoplatform.com/members/MatthewRosenquist<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10049353469?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p style="text-align:center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bfgQigoAI2w" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p><p class="graf graf--p">Dive into the ever-changing roles and responsibilities of the cybersecurity space with seasoned leader Deidre Diamond on this new episode of The Cybersecurity Vault. Learn about some of the industry’s recent and longstanding challenges and how to confidently manage the chaos.</p><p class="graf graf--p graf--empty"> </p><p class="graf graf--p">Thanks for watching. Let’s communicate and collaborate together. That is how we make cybersecurity strong in protecting the global digital ecosystem.</p><p class="graf graf--p">I put out a new video about every week on various cybersecurity topics, risks, ideas, events and best practices. If you like these cybersecurity videos and are interested in more cybersecurity insights, rants, and strategic viewpoints, please click the Like button and Subscribe to the Cybersecurity Insights channel! <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CybersecurityInsights" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/CybersecurityInsights</a></p><p class="graf graf--p">Follow me on:</p><ul class="postList"><li class="graf graf--li">LinkedIn: <a class="markup--anchor markup--li-anchor" href="https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/matthewrosenquist" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/matthewrosenquist</a></li><li class="graf graf--li">Medium: <a class="markup--anchor markup--li-anchor" href="https://medium.com/@matthew.rosenquist" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@matthew.rosenquist</a></li><li class="graf graf--li">Twitter (@Matt_Rosenquist): <a class="markup--anchor markup--li-anchor" href="https://twitter.com/Matt_Rosenquist" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Matt_Rosenquist</a></li></ul></div>They Said a CISO Does What?https://www.cisoplatform.com/profiles/blogs/they-said-a-ciso-does-what2021-11-24T21:10:36.000Z2021-11-24T21:10:36.000ZMatthew Rosenquisthttps://www.cisoplatform.com/members/MatthewRosenquist<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9842079254?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>The cybersecurity industry had challenges with bringing in new blood and facilitating the career growth. Misinformation has unfortunately played a part in making various roles appear unattainable, when we should be doing the opposite. We should be embracing flexibility, identifying opportunities, and most of all discussing realistic expectations and roles.</p><h3>Who writes this stuff? </h3><p>I stumbled upon an article titled “<a href="https://www.analyticsinsight.net/want-to-become-a-ciso-here-is-what-all-you-need-to-know/">Know more about colleges, jobs, and courses to become a CISO</a>” where they outline the role and qualifications of a CISO.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RGX4ZdLIeCE" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p><p>According to this misguided article, apparently qualifications for a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) requires:</p><p> <strong><em>“Understanding of SMTP, DNS, HTTP, Network routing, VPN, and other technologies”</em></strong></p><p>Nope, you have confused us with network engineers/architects. We know what these protocols, languages, tools, and architectures are, but likely would not be qualified to design, configure, troubleshoot, or readily determine the specifics if someone is abusing them. That is why we leverage highly specialized technical experts for configuration and comprehensive inspection.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>“Understanding of Digital Millennium Copyright Act, trademark, intellectual property, Safe Harbor Provisions, GDPR, and other federal and international legal precedents…” </em></strong></p><p>You have mistaken us for our close partners, the lawyers and privacy experts. Each of these areas requires a high degree of expertise. Even a small error can become a big legal problem. CISO’s know these areas but are not the experts. Again, we partner with others.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>“Ability to read and analyze multiple log formats”</em></strong></p><p>I don’t know of a single CISO who spends their days analyzing logs. That is a SOC level 1 or level 2 function. Important, but the CISO’s time is not well spent on log analysis!</p><p> </p><p>Also, as a kicker, the author has signed us CISO’s up to make “<strong><em>a framework for risk-free and scalable operations “</em></strong>. Risk FREE. Wow, good luck with that. The proper function of a CISO is to manage risks to an acceptable level. We cannot eliminate all risk. Even if it were technically possible, which it is not, it would be infeasible due to extreme cost and added friction for users.</p><p> </p><p>I call all this out because misinformation is harming our industry by setting inaccurate expectations. We must clean up job descriptions and clarify the actual roles and responsibilities of positions. </p><p> </p><hr /><hr /><p> </p><p>Thanks for watching and reading! I put out a new video about every week on various cybersecurity topics, risks, ideas, events and best practices. If you like these cybersecurity videos and are interested in more cybersecurity insights, rants, and strategic viewpoints, please click the Like button and Subscribe to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CybersecurityInsights">Cybersecurity Insights channel</a>! </p><p>Follow me on:</p><ul><li><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/matthewrosenquist">https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/matthewrosenquist</a></p></li><li><p>Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@matthew.rosenquist">https://medium.com/@matthew.rosenquist</a></p></li><li><p>Twitter (@Matt_Rosenquist): <a href="https://twitter.com/Matt_Rosenquist">https://twitter.com/Matt_Rosenquist</a></p></li></ul></div>Video Replay - Closing the Cyber Skills Gap Panel Discussionhttps://www.cisoplatform.com/profiles/blogs/video-replay-closing-the-cyber-skills-gap-panel-discussion2021-11-04T03:48:51.000Z2021-11-04T03:48:51.000ZMatthew Rosenquisthttps://www.cisoplatform.com/members/MatthewRosenquist<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9765548057?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HVG_y--9Ssw" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p><p><br />The 2021 Front Lines cybersecurity conference brought together a panel to discuss the challenges faced by the industry with growing security threats and far too cybersecurity professionals to combat them. The “Closing the Cyber Skills Gap” panel featured Davina Pruitt, Naomi Buckwalter, and was moderated by Matthew Rosenquist on Oct 21st 2021.</p><p>One of the most pressing challenges for the digitally connected and transforming world is the undermining of security and trust. Cybersecurity is the barrier protecting our systems, data, privacy, services, and capabilities. But the threats far exceed the capacity of those professionals that guard against their attacks. We are experiencing a momentous deficit in the talent pool, with mounting demands growing every year.</p><p>The panel discusses how to reverse the situation and sustainably satisfy the human resources needed to make our evolving digital world secure.</p><ul><li>Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davina-pruitt-mentle-ph-d-0010759/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/davina-pruitt-mentle-ph-d-0010759/</a></li><li>Naomi Buckwalter <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-buckwalter/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-buckwalter/</a></li><li>Matthew Rosenquist <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrosenquist/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrosenquist/</a></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p></div>