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What is CCISO: Roles and responsibilities

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  What is CISO? In earlier days, the security of an organization's information assets was the job of a few IT professionals. But soon, organizations realized that to combat modern-day cyber threats and implement the best security measures, they needed an individual who could address the security issues at the management level. That's how the job role of Chief information security officer (CISO) came into existence. A chief information security officer is a senior-level executive in an organization responsible for establishing and sustaining policies, strategies, and operations of the organization to ensure that all the critical information assets and IT environments are well protected against any cyber threat. He directs the security staff to identify and implement processes to mitigate security risks and maintain information security compliance. With the ever-evolving threat landscape responsibilities and role of a CISO is also expanding. Responsibilities of CISO The...