Cybersecurity Careers: Become a Business Information Security Officer (BISO)
42mBeginner2022-07-28
Authors
Nicole Dove
Cybersecurity Leader, Podcast Producer, and University Lecturer
Course details
Every team, function, and department at your company depends on technology. But how are organizations protecting their technology stacks when users are not cybersecurity experts? That’s where business information security officers (BISO) work to bridge the gap. In this course, instructor Nicole Dove gives insight into the BISO role, where it fits within a company’s structure, and the skills needed to be effective in this critical leadership role.
Explore common business challenges and how BISOs can help resolve, or even prevent, them. Nicole shares lessons from her own experience about what it takes to align the priorities and operations of information security and business leadership across different domains and functions. By the end of this course, you’ll know more about how the BISO helps protect sensitive information about consumers and company secrets, improves the maturity of technology ecosystems, and creates new space for innovation.
Explore common business challenges and how BISOs can help resolve, or even prevent, them. Nicole shares lessons from her own experience about what it takes to align the priorities and operations of information security and business leadership across different domains and functions. By the end of this course, you’ll know more about how the BISO helps protect sensitive information about consumers and company secrets, improves the maturity of technology ecosystems, and creates new space for innovation.
Skills covered
Tech Career SkillsGovernance, Risk, and ComplianceCareer ManagementCareer DevelopmentPersonaCybersecurityCloud ComputingData ScienceSoftware Development
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - A bridge between business and tech
1. BISO Basics
- 02 - The BizOps and cybersecurity disconnect
- 03 - What is a business information security officer (BISO)
- 04 - Organizational architecture
2. Becoming a BISO
- 05 - The instructor's journey to becoming a BISO
- 06 - Core skills for aspiring BISOs
- 07 - Interviewing for a BISO role
3. Building Partnerships
- 08 - Relationship management
- 09 - Partnering with the CISO
- 10 - Collaborating with business leaders
- 11 - Connecting with InfoSec teams
4. A Day in the Life of a BISO
- 12 - Innovative problem-solving
- 13 - Special projects
- 14 - Common challenges
Conclusion
- 15 - Continue to evolve