The updated and expanded edition of the "Cybersecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO" released in February 2023📘 Book Description
Many organizations continue to suffer major data breaches—even while investing heavily in tools and technology. The missing piece? Leadership, governance, and strategy. In The CyberSecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO, JC Gaillard brings together over 100 curated articles (from 2015–2024) to help executives confront the underlying root causes of repeated cyber failures.
This updated edition offers a unique, holistic perspective for both technical and non-technical leaders, bridging the gap between boardrooms, C-suites, and security teams. It explores how legacy flaws, cultural misalignment, and organizational dynamics sabotage even the best technical defenses—and shows you how to break the cycle.
Inside, you'll discover:
- How old, unresolved security debts and legacy architecture create structural risk
- Why the “tech fix” mindset fails without governance and accountability
- Ways to align CISOs, CEOs, and Boards around a shared vision of security
- Leadership patterns that turn security into a strategic business enabler
- Concrete tools, frameworks, and lessons drawn from decades of experience
- Steps for building sustainable cyber resilience across organization, process, people, and culture
This is not a manual of security products—it’s a leadership handbook. It’s meant for executives who understand that cybersecurity is a business issue, not just a technical one.
🎯 Who Should Read This Book
- CISOs, Security Leaders, Heads of Risk & Compliance
- CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, COOs—any executive responsible for digital strategy
- Board members seeking better oversight of cyber risk
- Consultants, advisors, and transformation leaders in cybersecurity
- Senior IT and security professionals transitioning into leadership roles
✅ Why This Book Stands Out
Executive lens — Written for both technical and non-technical leaders
Decade of insight — Draws from more than 100 essays and articles refined over nearly ten years
Beyond tools — Focuses on governance, culture, decision-making, and accountability
Bridge builder — Helps technical and business leaders speak the same language
Timely and relevant — Addresses modern threats, regulatory pressures, and organizational complexities
JC Gaillard is the Founder and CEO of Corix Partners, a London-based Boutique Management Consultancy Firm and Thought-leadership Platform focused on assisting CIOs and other C-level executives in resolving Cyber Security Strategy, Organisation and Governance challenges.He is a leading advisor, a senior executive and a global cyber security influencer with over 25 years of experience developed in several financial institutions in the UK and continental Europe, and a track-record at driving fundamental change in the Security field across global organisations, looking beyond the technical horizon into strategy, governance, culture, and the real dynamics of transformation.French and British national permanently established in the UK since 1993, he holds an Engineering Degree from Telecom Paris and has been co-president of the Cyber Security group of the Telecom Paris alumni association since May 2016.He runs the Corix Partners blog and the "Security Transformation Leadership" publication on Medium.He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (FCIIS) , a member of the Forbes Business Council and contributes regularly to the Business Transformation Network, London Tech Leaders and TechNative websites; he has also posted regularly in the past on The Digital Transformation People, IoTforAll, Business 2 Community and Experfy platforms.He is an expert contributor on the CIO Water Cooler, and has previously published articles on InfoSecurity Magazine, Computing, the C-Suite.co.uk, Info Sec Buzz, Disruption Hub, and the IoD Director websites.He is involved with techUK as part of their Cyber People Series, which explores how CISOs should engage at C-Suite and Board level, with two reports on the theme released in December 2020 and December 2021.He also collaborates with leading analysts firm Kuppinger Cole in Germany, with the Association for Data and Cyber Governance in the US and with the Edutec Alliance in Brazil.He was listed in the top 10 of UK 30 most influential thought leaders on Risk, RegTech and Compliance by Thomson Reuters in April 2017, and in the top 100 global social media influencers for financial services by Refinitiv in July 2019.He is a 2022 Onalytica Cyber Security Influencer, and was also identified by them as "Social Media Amplifier" on Risk Management in April 2021, and as a "Key Opinion Leader" on Data Management, IoT Connectivity and RPA in December 2020 and January 2021, as well as an influential voice and sub-topic expert on hybrid work and the future of work in January 2022.He has been ranking consistently in the top 5 of global influencers with Thinkers360 on cybersecurity, and in the top 10 on security, leadership and management.He is the author of "Cyber Security: The Lost Decade - A Security Governance Handbook for the CISO and the CIO" first published in September 2017 with updated annual editions released every year up to 2021, and "The Cybersecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO", released on Amazon in February 2023.He animates the Security Transformation Research Foundation, a dedicated think-tank and research body affiliated to Corix Partners, aimed at approaching Security problems differently and producing innovative and challenging research ideas in the Security, Business Protection, Risk and Controls space, and co-produces the Cyber Security Transformation podcast on Anchor.He is also a Non-Executive Director with Strata Security Solutions and has been a member of the NextWorld Capital European Advisors Network since 2014.
