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Lee Parrish provides an example-laden vision to improve cybersecurity governance in the boardroom. Additionally, Lee deciphers the technical jargon to increase the reader's cyber fluency - makes you able to ask direct questions, understand the answers provided, challenge strategies, and advise on important cyber decisions.
List of contents
SECTION ONE. Enhancing Board Oversight, 1. The threat landscape, 2. The chief information security officer role, 3. Security vs. compliance, 4. Examining the information security board governance structure, 5. Information security assessment, 6. The strategic plan, 7. The importance of execution, 8. Financing cyber security, 9. The role of security vendors and consultants, 10. Security service management, 11. A vision for cyber security board governance, SECTION TWO. Cyber security overview, 12. Security operations, 13. Incident response, 14. Security awareness, 15. Policy management, 16. Risk management, 17. The path ahead
About the author
Lee Parrish is an award-winning technology executive with over two decades of unique experience in blending cybersecurity expertise with essential business competencies. As a Chief Information Security Officer, he has built customized cybersecurity strategies for global Fortune 500 corporations and has led real-world incident responses to cyber events. Lee has served as a trusted advisor on cybersecurity to multiple boards consisting of Chief Executive Officers, a former White House Chief of Staff, retired high-ranking military officers and a former U.S. Presidential candidate.
Lee possesses two graduate degrees and is certified as both a Boardroom Qualified Technology Expert as well as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. He has published numerous articles in industry journals, contributed to a best-selling information security book, and authored a children’s book on cybersecurity. He is a frequent speaker at international security conferences and a guest on various podcasts.
Lee is a combat veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
Summary
Lee Parrish provides an example-laden vision to improve cybersecurity governance in the boardroom. Additionally, Lee deciphers the technical jargon to increase the reader’s cyber fluency – makes you able to ask direct questions, understand the answers provided, challenge strategies, and advise on important cyber decisions.
