Connector Events

See the Big Picture

IANS Connector Events bring together small groups of

senior-level information security professionals from a

broad spectrum of industries and experiences for

facilitated deep-dive discussions of important challenges

and solutions in the information security space.

Your community is a resource: through intimate peer-to-

peer conversations around common issues, solutions, and

suggestions for improvement, you’ll gain insight into

varying perspectives and develop new ideas to accelerate

your problem-solving efforts.

Is your organization structured for

success?

The position of the CISO in the corporate hierarchy has a

huge impact on their success in embedding security into

the strategic and operational fabric of the organization.

IANS’s research has found that CISOs who report to a

strategic function of their company, such as the CEO or

the Legal department, perform at a much higher level

than those who report into Technology. If you are limited

by your organization’s reporting structure, what can you

do to improve the circumstance?

At a recent event, we posed the question:

“There is no CISO role, it is enacted by the Dir IT, who reports to the CTO.”

“All IT functions, including information security, are centralized for the company.”

Attendees discussed the challenges …

“…the CISO is a non-formal role at this point, I report to the VP of Business Services (de-facto CIO)”

… and through that discussion, shared thoughts on how to address the problem.

•  Establish independence with a dotted line and

direct communication to the Board.

•  Plan for resiliency. You might have a collegial

relationship with your CIO, but if he leaves, will you

still be able to do good work?

•  Try to shift the technical & operational needs of

security, like patch management, to IT operations

and free up information security to focus on more

strategic elements.

At a Connector Event, you will: •  Gain insight into the challenges and roadblocks

you and your peers share.

•  Learn about new and unique approaches to common issues and topics

•  Take away problem-solving ideas that you can apply in your own organization.