Global Top 100 Chief Information Security Officers

I am delighted and humbled to have been named in the top 100 CISO's in the world. I see so many security professionals on this list I have met, worked and shared a beer with over the years, many congratulations to you all.

Taken from the orignal article by Hot Topics March 2017 www.hottopics.ht/stories/enterprise/the-top-100-cisos-2017

There is arguably no more important role in business today than that of the Chief Information Security Officer. As challenges and concerns around cyber security intensify at both a company and international level around the world, the men and women in charge of keeping business and national data safe are taking on an increased importance.

Hot Topics, in partnership with F5 Networks, has therefore chosen to identify and celebrate the top Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) globally, resulting in this final top 100 CISOs list.

The list was generated by a nomination process that ran from the beginning of 2017, which culminated in an expert judging panel curating the top 100 CISOs for 2017.

Some examples of the criteria that the judging panel brought into consideration included whether the #CISO:

• Can effectively understand wider business goals, strategy and the potential security risks associated to them
• Is data-driven and can highlight the benefits of making strategic security changes and business decisions using empirical data
• Has influence over technology buying decisions
• Has the capability to sell/evangelize internally at C/Board level
• Has the ability to manage company image externally
• Has experience of working within a global environment