The job of the chief information security officer (CISO) is gaining in prestige, and the corporate techie can aspire to this top security position, according to Rolf Moulton, president of professional services association ISC2. But it's not just technical certifications that count. Getting out of the geek mindset and thinking about the business is a key personality requirement for the CISO job.
In Network World's Management Strategies piece this week, Moulton emphasizes why the critical factor in the CISO job is learning how to interact with business people on their terms. It's about getting invited to their meetings and gaining their confidence so they trust the CISO's decisions for their business networks.
"Many executives perceive security staff as inflexible, so they don't want to invite them to strategy meetings," Moulton points out.
The corporate techies may be admired for fixing computers or protecting against security threats, but they may not often get invited into the executive suite for discussions about the future. And that's a shame, since both sides need each other more than they probably know.
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