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The changing role of CISO

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Just a few years ago, the chief information security officer’s (CISO's) focus was to defend business-technology systems from the continuous barrage of viruses, worms, denials-of-service, and many other types of attacks that placed system availability and information at risk. For for many, I suspect, this role has changed dramatically.

Following the high-profile cases of corporate fraud, and the growing instances of identity theft, transaction fraud, and breaches of personally identifiable financial information ushered a tsunami of state, federal, and industry regulations that purport to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic data.

And yet we still have insider frauds the likes of the SocGen fraud and breaches like the TJX fiasco. But I digress.

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