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Structuring the Chief Information Security Officer Organization

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This webinar described a CISO organizational structure and functions for a typical large, diverse organization using input from CISOs, policies, frameworks, maturity models, standards, and codes of practice.
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Software Engineering Institute

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Abstract

Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are increasingly finding that the tried-and-true, traditional information security strategies and functions are no longer adequate when dealing with today’s increasingly expanding and dynamic cyber risk environment. Many opinions and publications express a wide range of functions that a CISO organization should be responsible for governing, managing, and performing. How does a CISO make sense of these functions and select the ones that are most applicable for their business mission, vision, and objectives?

This webinar describes a CISO organizational structure and functions for a typical large, diverse organization using input from CISOs, policies, frameworks, maturity models, standards, codes of practice, and lessons learned from major cybersecurity incidents.

Learner outcomes:

  • Understand a structured approach for developing and evaluating a CISO organization structure
  • Be able to demonstrate the extent to which your CISO structure addresses widely accepted cybersecurity frameworks and standards
  • Consider using this structure to identify coverage, gaps, and areas of improvement

About the Speaker

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Julia H. Allen

Julia Allen is an SEI alumni employee.

Julia Allen is a principal researcher within the CERT® Division at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a unit of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Allen’s areas of interest include operational resilience, security governance, and measurement and analysis. Prior to this technical assignment, …

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