The chief information security officer insights, tools and survival skills - Kouns, Barry (IT Governance Pub., 2011)
Chief Information Security Officers are bombarded with huge challenges every day, from recommending security applications to strategic thinking and business innovation. This guide describes the hard and soft skills that a successful CISO requires: not just a good knowledge of information security, but also attributes such as flexibility and communication skills
Includes bibliographical references
The nature of the CISO role -- The traditional CISO job description -- The changing CISO role -- The new CISO's toolbox -- Risk management -- The inforamtion security management system -- CISO survival -- Summary : you become what you think about