Life of a CISO with Dr. Eric Cole

Why is your organization’s security failing?

Nov 24, 2021

On this episode of Life of a CISO, Dr. Eric Cole answers the question: Why is my security failing? Breaches, whether your organization is large or small, are almost an inevitable part of cybersecurity. That’s why it’s not enough to use technology that prevents attacks, you must detect them. By prioritizing...

The most important skill a CISO must have is communication

Nov 18, 2021

In this episode of Life of a CISO Dr. Cole speaks about the key skill of a successful CISO which is communication. Communication means speaking to someone in the language that they understand. For example, when talking to security engineers, you can use technical terms, but when communicating with executives,...

How to keep your actions in alignment with your goals

Nov 11, 2021

In this episode of Life of a CISO Dr. Eric Cole asks the question, “Where are you going?” As you move forwards in your career and your life you have to create actionable goals and work towards them or you are working without purpose. You need to make the time to spend one hour each day thinking about those goals,...

If you want to be a World Class CISO, you need to have a seat at the table

Nov 4, 2021

In this episode of Life of a CISO, Dr. Cole talks about getting a seat at the table. The executive table, that is. If you want to be a world class CISO, you have to be invited to the board room and be involved in executive-level decisions, just like the CEO, CIO, CFO, etc. If you’re not a “Chief” Information...