A CISO is an executive-level manager who directs and manages an enterprise’s strategies and governance to protect its information assets. He has sufficient authority within an organization as he is responsible and accountable for all its security programs. The scope of a CISO’s role is very critical that’s why this person has to be strategic so he’d be able to accurately evaluate the organization’s risk landscapes, educate top management on risk mitigation and conduct investigation and cyber forensics when needed.
So for anyone who may be curious, here’s what a CISO looks like: Joey Regala is currently Eastwest Bank’s FVP and Chief Information Security & Data Protection Officer. He is also the current Chairman Emeritus of the Information Security Officers Group (ISOG) and the past president (2013-2014) of the ISACA Manila Chapter.
He has 36 years of combined management experience in the inductries of IT and Financial IT Security, this is why all his active advocacies are all related to IT infrastructure and cybersecurity.
Joey states that as CISO, establishing great impact in his domain was made possible beacause of these three important aspects that all CISOs should be mindful of. He calls it his CIA, which stands for Culture, Integrity, and Ability.
Read the full article here: Manila Bulletin PressReader