7The CISO, Reimagined

DOI: 10.1201/9781003302759-14

Still here?

Quite a journey, wasn’t it?

We started by disproving the notion that security is a technology discipline, and subsequently ended with a chapter about the critical nature of technology in security. In between, we examined rarely reviewed concepts, like the important role that a good security leader can play in sales and marketing. We discussed two common, and ultimately failing, styles of security management: security by compliance and security by vendor.

What we didn’t do yet, however, is provide a future vision. In other words, we now know how security management shouldn’t work.

Where does that leave us?

To answer the question, let’s attempt to craft a new paradigm.

And there’s ...

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