Join Us 6-20-25 for “Hacking What It Takes to Become a CISO” – Super Cyber Friday

By
Rich Stroffolino
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Please join us on Friday June 20, 2025 for Super Cyber Friday.

Our topic of discussion will be “Hacking What It Takes to Become a CISO: An hour of critical thinking about the skills you need to move up to that top cyber leadership role.”

REGISTER FOR 6-20-25 Super Cyber Friday

Joining David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series for this discussion will be:

In preparation for our discussion, think about the following:

  • What’s the biggest misconception technical professionals have about what a CISO role requires day-to-day?
  • How do you know when you’ve moved beyond being a “technical expert” to being a “technical leader”?
  • What specific technical skills become less important as you move up, and which ones remain critical?
  • Why do so many talented security professionals fail when they try to communicate risk to the C-suite and board?
  • How should aspiring CISOs practice translating technical threats into business language before they need to do it under pressure?
  • What’s the difference between understanding the business and thinking like a business leader?
  • What personality traits that make someone excellent at hands-on security work can actually hurt them as a CISO?
  • What are the unwritten rules of executive influence that technical professionals often miss?
  • How do you build the type of credibility that makes other executives listen to your security recommendations?
  • What specific experiences should someone seek out to build CISO-level judgment before they have the title?
  • How can security professionals practice budget management and vendor negotiation skills in their current roles?
  • What red flags should aspiring CISOs watch for when evaluating whether an organization actually wants strategic security leadership?

It all starts at 1 PM Eastern/10 AM Pacific. At the end of the hour [2 PM Eastern/11 AM Pacific] we’ll switch gears to our meetup where everyone will get a chance to chat face to face.

ALSO…

  • Best bad ideas get first responses in “Department of YES” or “Beat the Bad Idea”.
  • The BEST bad idea wins an award and a really awesome CISO Series jacket. Also, if you register early by the Tuesday (5pm PT) of that week’s video chat, you will be entered into a raffle where one lucky register will win a jacket (Winners must be US residents. Repeat winners get a $25 Amazon gift card).

Super Cyber Fridays are open discussions where all viewers and listeners are welcome to become participants. Before the scheduled event, connect your webcam and microphone (avoid Bluetooth). During the discussion, if you have a question or comment, let it be known in the chat room and our producer will do his best to get as many of you into the conversation. We look forward to you joining us.