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Facts vs. fiction: the life of a CISO
Oftentimes there is a big gap between what a person imagines a CISO’s position to be, and what the organization expects it to be. This kind of discrepancy leads to frustration that can build into burnout. There is this veneer that makes the CISO position appealing, and enticing like something you want to have. When…
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Contending The Digital Surveillance World
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that Meta’s WhatsApp can proceed with its lawsuit against an Israeli technology company it accuses of exploiting a vulnerability in the messaging app to install software to spy on 1,400 of its users, including journalists, rights activists, dissidents and lawyers. The court rejected NSO’s claim that it can’t be…
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CISOs Ethical Challenges
In our line of work, we face multiple ethical challenges born of the voluminous amounts of information we oversee; the speed with which technological advances have evolved; and the ubiquitous role technology has assumed in today’s society. Our proficiency with the very tools that bad actors use only complicates things further. Our ethical choices can…