The chief information security officer (CISO) is the executive responsible for an organization's information and data security.

According to IDG's 2020 Security Priorities Study, 61% of surveyed companies have a CISO, though that rate goes up to 80% for large enterprises. 

In today’s Podchats for FutureCIO, we speak to Ian Cruxton is the Chief Security Officer at Callsign to about Overcoming most common CISO pain points in Asia.

1.       Specific to Asia, what are the top 3 CISO pain points?

a.       How are these being addressed today? 

b.       Can something be done to improve the outcome?

2.       To address these pain points, what is the IDEAL COMPLEMENT of expertise needed by the CISO? 

3.       What’s an appropriate carrot/stick to encourage solving these pain points?

4.       Is reporting to the CIO the best option for the CISO to address his/her functional goals?

a.       If not CIO, who is the best option?

5.       Name 3 best practice for a CISO to be effective at his/her role?

6.       Not all organizations in Asia have a CISO role. When such a role is not around, how should a business delegate the responsibility?