Preface

What Does “Business-Minded” Mean?

You might find it an odd title for a book or a bit of an oxymoron to say business-minded chief information security officer (CISO). The truth is IT risk and information security professionals have hidden behind their Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certifications and technical jargon for far too long. I recently came across a quote but do not recall who said it. It read, “You can’t just rearchitect IT; you have to rearchitect the business.” I found this statement impactful and applicable to this publication because many IT professionals think the world revolves around them.

I believe the gap between information security program funding and support has been largely created ...

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