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The "New CISO" Special: Organizing the Chaos

With Senior Solutions Architect Matt Twells, Bishop Fox offers a comprehensive guide to ease into your role confidently, providing a strategic framework to streamline your initial efforts.

Our "New CISO" talk track is tailored specifically for senior professionals assuming leadership roles in cybersecurity. Stepping into the position of CISO, especially in a new enterprise, embodies a daunting challenge, often marked by numerous competing demands and the inherent complexity of formulating effective security programs. How do you maintain control amid the chaos?

With Senior Solutions Architect Matt Twells, Bishop Fox offers a comprehensive guide to ease into your role confidently, providing a strategic framework to streamline your initial efforts. This session will equip you with clear direction and strategies to effectively navigate your first 100 days as a security leader, offering invaluable insights on prioritizing tasks, managing expectations, and implementing a robust cybersecurity program. Don't miss this opportunity to gain clarity and direction in your new role.

Chapters

0:03:40 - Days 1-30: Listen, Assess & Understand Your Environment

0:30:27 - Days 31-60: Plan, Strategize & Prioritize

0:33:15- Short-Term & Long-Term Cybersecurity Goals

0:41:17 - Budget Evaluation & Business Cases

0:59:17 - Gap Analysis

1:12:23 - Days 61-100: Aim, Implement & Execute

1:21:26 - Reporting Effectively to Senior Leadership


Matt Twells

About the author, Matt Twells

Senior Solutions Architect

Matthew Twells is a Senior Solutions Architect at Bishop Fox focused on technical scoping of client engagements, training and development, and sales enablement. He graduated from the University of Reading in Reading, England with a B.A. (Hons) in Economics, and has spent time working in the British Army as a Secure Communications Engineer, working with the National Health Service as part of the Cyber Defense Operations Center (CDOC) team during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequently in a variety of cybersecurity consulting, technical project management, internal audit, and penetration testing roles over the last 7 years.

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