As a CISO/head of security, what’s your personal niche, at this point in your career? (eg, Cloud? Identity?)

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Field Chief information Security Officer (CISO) for Public Sector & Client Advisor in Finance (non-banking)9 months ago

This is an excellent question. as I believe that al CISOs have a specific area that they excel in (or a 'niche' as you call it.)

I have a few answers:

1) I focus mainly on state and local government and education (SLED) issues as well as people / process / technology solutions.

2) Blogging, speaking (online and in-person) and writing are areas of focus to have maximum impact. So telling good stories has been a growing skill.

3) We all need to be growing in AI skills. Learning and developing GenAI expertise is an up and coming area for me - as I am sure it is for most CISOs.

4) Finally, team-building and focusing on building a lasting legacy that outlives me was my focus as the previous CISO and CSO in Michigan State Government.

Head of Information Security in Services (non-Government)9 months ago

I've spent a considerable amount of time over the past 16 months on Crisis Preparation and Operational Excellence which behooves anyone in our position.

Director of Information Security9 months ago

Not a CISO, just an IAM Director. :)

1) Focusing on honing the skills of persuasion and team building.

2) Making simple decision quickly and be able to differentiate them from hard decisions. Perfecting various mental and collaborative techniques that can help with hard "one way" decisions.

3) Dissecting AI tools and technologies to help increase the personal skills in identity security filed.

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Head - IT Infrastructure & Governance in Software9 months ago

Identity protection

Director of IT in Software9 months ago

I am former Gartner Analyst and MQ author, specializes in Security Operations, Endpoint Security, Cloud Security.

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