tidbits + musings!
sharing ideas and frameworks.
tidbits + musings!
sharing ideas and frameworks.
October 1, 2025
CISOs, You're Stuck: Here Are 3 Things to Do Now
Let’s be honest: that feeling that your security program is stuck in neutral often starts with you feeling paralyzed. You’re trapped not just by technical debt, but by relentless external pres[…]
September 30, 2025
CISO: Trend Reports Are The Answer to Metrics
CISO, use trending to analyze risk tolerance. For more than a decade, corporate boards, Risk Officers and CISOs have circled around the same refrain: we need a defined financial risk tolerance. It s[…]
September 10, 2025
The Office of the CISO: A Framework for the CISO
Photo courtesy of Gratisography The Office of the CISO framework integrates the (increasingly expected) elements of ‘executive’ in the context of the CISO function. CISOs are more impactful, and t[…]
August 22, 2025
The 2026 Roadmap for Tech Execs: Economy, Execution, and Cultural Environment
CISO, here’s what you’ll want to know as you start your 2026 roadmap. As CISOs begin shaping their 2026 plans, they do so against a backdrop that is “K-shaped.” This should be und[…]
August 11, 2025
Behaviors of a Department Head: A Playbook for CISOs
CISO Leadership Goes Beyond Security Stepping into the CISO role means more than securing systems—it means stepping up as a department head. For many, that means a whole new set of skills. You’re […]
August 5, 2025
Practical Advice for Your CISO Job Search
The landscape for CISOs is shifting, and so should your approach to finding your next role. Whether you’re actively interviewing or just starting to explore opportunities, here are suggestions to na[…]
July 31, 2025
The Gardener CISO: The Overlooked Profile of Highly Effective Security Leaders
There’s plenty of talk about CISO archetypes— The fixer. The builder. The scale operator. The translator. The strategist. But there’s one profile few people talk about. Not because it’s rar[…]
July 23, 2025
