Fight Fire with Fire: Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for Today's Leaders: Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for Today's Leaders - Hardcover

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RENEE TARUN is the Deputy CISO at Fortinet with a focus on enterprise security, compliance and governance, and product security. She has over 25 years of experience in the information technology and cybersecurity fields with leadership experience within the U.S. Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, law enforcement, and private sector organizations around the world. Prior to joining Fortinet, she served as Special Assistant to the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) for Cyber and as Director of the NSA's Cyber Task Force.

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"An engaging guide for CISOs from an all-star team of leaders across industries, offering a much-needed measure of mentorship at scale."
―Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law and Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University

"Today's CISOs face a challenge that is less like putting out fires and more like solving global warming. The only way forward is a comprehensive approach that clearly communicates the challenges, creates repeatable processes and tactics, and enables businesses to use the latest technology to drive their business forward and, as Renee Tarun says, drive end-to-end security."
―Howard Whyte CISO, Boeing

"In this perfect storm of continuous cyberattacks and shortage of cyber talent this book addresses head on what has evolved in the life of a Chief Security Officer."
―Theresa Payton, CEO Fortalice Solutions, former White House CIO

Organizations worldwide are in a struggle for survival, racing to adapt to the digital age while fending off headline-grabbing cybersecurity threats. And as each organization succeeds or fails, the centrality and importance of CISOs―Chief Information Security Officers―becomes ever more apparent. Also becoming evident is that while they began as technical positions, CISO roles have become nuanced, strategic, and cross-functional.

Fight Fire with Fire: Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for Today's Leaders delivers a blueprint to effectively improve cybersecurity across your organization. In this book, top cybersecurity professionals freely share decades of experience you won't find anywhere else.

With cyberfires blazing on the horizon, cyber leaders need information at their fingertips. Readers will turn to this volume again and again for a three-pronged approach that encompasses people, process, and technology to empower everyone to protect their organization. From effective risk management to supply chain security and communicating with the board, Fight Fire with Fire is an indispensable resource for everyone hoping to improve their understanding of modern cybersecurity through the eyes of top security leaders.

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“An engaging guide for CISOs from an all-star team of leaders across industries, offering a much-needed measure of mentorship at scale.”

— Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law and Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University

“Today’s CISOs face a challenge that is less like putting out fires and more like solving global warming. The only way forward is a comprehensive approach that clearly communicates the challenges, creates repeatable processes and tactics, and enables businesses to use the latest technology to drive their business forward and, as Renee Tarun says, drive end-to-end security.”

— Howard Whyte CISO, Boeing

“In this perfect storm of continuous cyberattacks and shortage of cyber talent this book addresses head on what has evolved in the life of a Chief Security Officer.”

— Theresa Payton, CEO Fortalice Solutions, former White House CIO

Organizations worldwide are in a struggle for survival, racing to adapt to the digital age while fending off headline-grabbing cybersecurity threats. And as each organization succeeds or fails, the centrality and importance of CISOs—Chief Information Security Officers—becomes ever more apparent. Also becoming evident is that while they began as technical positions, CISO roles have become nuanced, strategic, and cross-functional.

Fight Fire with Fire: Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for Today’s Leaders delivers a blueprint to effectively improve cybersecurity across your organization. In this book, top cybersecurity professionals freely share decades of experience you won’t find anywhere else.

With cyberfires blazing on the horizon, cyber leaders need information at their fingertips. Readers will turn to this volume again and again for a three-pronged approach that encompasses people, process, and technology to empower everyone to protect their organization. From effective risk management to supply chain security and communicating with the board, Fight Fire with Fire is an indispensable resource for everyone hoping to improve their understanding of modern cybersecurity through the eyes of top security leaders.