Summary: The best security programs require a deep understanding of their environment and the ability to drive positive change. Security leaders must take on multiple roles, including archeologist, navigator, and diplomat, to uncover past decisions, map their organization, and build relationships. Effective cybersecurity leadership combines knowledge of technology, history, and people to enhance security efforts.
You can almost literally dig down into all the enterprise’s systems and find these layers and spot the extinction events, the Cambrian explosions and other moments… (View Highlight)
When you’re driving a security program you constantly uncover these layers and artifacts of past decisions that cause delays and unpredictability in your otherwise pristine plans. Doing some archeology upfront is well worth the time. (View Highlight)