Are you ready to improve security and earn respect for your leadership?

On September 29^th, we will be hosting an exclusive CISO Summit in NYC for security leaders to improve their skills and learn from one another.

We are excited to announce our workshop leader Michael Santarcangelo, a visionary in the industry who develops exceptional CISO leaders and powerful communicators with the mindset for security success.

Here is what you can expect from Michael’s ground breaking ‘Straight Talk for Leaders’ workshop at the Summit:

• Earn the recognition you deserve for your leadership (and not just your technical talent) while improving security.
• Increase confidence in 3 key areas and get the information needed to make better decisions faster.
• Understand where you are, where you’re going, and your best next step.

Are you ready to improve security and earn respect for your leadership?

Most security leaders get recognized for technical talent instead of their leadership. How about you?

Are you valued for your leadership? Do your executives consider you qualified to lead in any other part of the organization? Or are you the “security resource”… with a team?

The reality for most security leaders is a weird limbo where they have a title without much respect.

Does this mean you aren’t actually a leader?

Nope.

Here’s why: most make the jump from individual contributor to leader in our early 30s. It’s a big leap. For most, formal training and support is a decade or more behind. Couple that with the complexity of security and confusion over how to lead it. There is no job like it.

While some see this as a problem, we see this as an opportunity.

It’s possible to improve security and prove your leadership. Actions that gets results. Consistency that gets recognized.

Leading security faces a confluence of three obstacles:

• Pervasive leadership challenges broader than security
• Unique complexity and nuances of leading security
• Organizational realities stacked against change (again, broader than security)

General leadership challenges

• Lacking investment in leadership.
• Stalled journeys.
• Confusion abounds.
• Missing foundations.
• No clear place to start.

The added dimension of security

No argument that security is complex, confusion, and in a state of constant evolution. That creates unique challenges for three different groups:

• Security leaders. Currently struggling to earn respect for their leadership. Most are valued for their technical competence. Often regarded as leaders in title only. And usually because having a “security leader” is necessary.
• Executives and boards. Concerned about security but confused by the complexity. Uncertain who to trust. They struggle to provide effective security leadership.
• Everyone else. They know security is important – because they keep hearing it. But they don’t always see it. They get confused, frustrated, and see security as a barrier to their success.

Organizational Challenges & Friction

People know security is important. They express concern coupled with uncertainty. The confusion means it gets easy to ignore. Far better to focus on what you understand and can control. Broader than security, it means organizations struggle because:

• Security is complex.
• We’re busy at the expense of productive.
• Decisions are elusive.
• Distorted field of views.
• Friction, friction, everywhere.

The bottom line

• We waste a lot of time; in the process, we create a lot of irritation and bad will
• We struggle to invest assets and energy into efforts that create the most value
• Instead of coming together, people are moving apart (sometimes driven apart)
• We don’t feel heard; the corollary is that it makes it hard for us to hear others
• We can’t get the buy-in and support we need, let alone feel aligned on what is best for the organization

Learn more about Michael’s Straight Talk Framework and programs for leaders on his website: www.securitycatalyst.com