A White Paper
By Todd Bell, CISSP, PMP, QSA, MPM, MBA
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Top 10 Ways to Lead a
High-Performing Information Security Program
Top 10 Ways to Lead a
High-Performing Information Security Program
Today’s threat landscape requires CISOs to develop and implement a high-‐performing infor-‐
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01 Work smarter not harder
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02 Know your political landscape
03 Throttle back with adding more
tools to an IT Security program
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04 Don’t stagger compliance
initiatives throughout the year
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05 Partner with trusted advisors
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06 Problem of the day
07 Use a compliance
management tool
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08 Everyone needs more staff
09 Build your executive
“political” capital
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10 Perception is reality and
change is a solutionIt is easy for anyone to get into the mode of “this is the way it always has
about some of your issues and challenges and chances are they will be
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About the Author
Todd Bell,
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