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THE HYBRID (FRUGAL) CISO

Traits for Evolving, Enabling, and Transforming Information Security Organizations

The frugal chief information security officer (CISO) is distinguished by possessing proficiency across business, technical, and financial domains, while exhibiting agility and flexibility in his or her decision-making capabilities. The frugal CISO embodies the concept of the hybrid professional. In 2007, Diane Morello, vice president of Gartner and a Gartner Fellow, described the concept of the hybrid professional: the “intersection of business models and IT requires people with varied experience, professional versatility, multidiscipline knowledge and technology understanding.”1

Frugal CISOs possess a diverse set of qualities ...

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