A meeting of the Minds: A conversation with a CISO and a CIO

 Key Theme:  A Conversation with a CISO and a CIO

Leadership Thoughts:

·  Phil’s story of how he became a CISO 

·  Walt’s story on becoming a CIO 

·  The dynamic interactions with the CISO and CIO from big organizations

Importance:

·  The operational burden of the CIO role vs the CISO role

·  Doing pro-active activity ahead of time so it limits clean up weekend work

·  Limiting arguments or debates by providing insights and oversight

·  What is your risk appetite ?

 How Do I Reflect on Myself As A Leader?

 · What got you where you are today? 

·  What interests you in the security space? 

·  Do you love what you are doing? 

·  Does it interest you still? 

·  Do you enjoy defending companies? 

·  Are you having arguments or debates with other business functions? 

·  Do you have open and transparent dialog 

·  Do your teams overlap?

·  Is this a coaching opportunity, a team building opportunity 

·  Are you surprising the CEO, CIO or CISO?  None of them like to be surprised 

·  Are you in the know regarding cybersecurity?

·  Am I working with the business and establishing trust once risk is identified and am I fulfilling my role as a CISO? 

·  Am I enabling the impossible and concepts? 

·  What is the probability that crypto will impact us