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What is a Chief Security Officer?

Increasingly, Chief Security Officer means what it sounds like: The CSO is the executive responsible for the organization's entire security posture, both physical and digital.

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Qualifications:

  • Must be an intelligent, articulate and persuasive leader who can serve as an effective member of the senior management team and who is able to communicate security-related concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff.
  • Should have experience with business continuity planning, auditing, and risk management, as well as contract and vendor negotiation.
  • Must have strong working knowledge of pertinent law and the law enforcement community.
  • Must have a solid understanding of information technology and information security.

Updated 5/8/2008

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