| | February 2022 8OPINIONIN MYKEYS TO REACHING THE PEAK OF A CYBER SECURITY PROGRAM JOURNEYBy Christine Vanderpool, VP IT Security & CISO , Florida CrystalsImagine you are on a hike in the woods. Maybe it is a path you have taken before, or maybe it is brand new. Regardless, upon undertaking the journey, one thing is clear. You must be prepared. Prepared for a storm, prepared for detours and closures, prepared for attacks and overall prepared for the unknown. Take a moment to place yourself in that situation under multiple adverse conditions and add another aspect to the circumstances, you are now also lost. This scenario should feel familiar to all Chief Information Security Officers who are building a cyberprogram for the first or even the fifth time. We have all been on a journey or path that we were prepared for knowing full well of the unexpected that may and will most likely occur. We have also all had a moment where we felt lost. So how can we be ready, really ready to take the journey? The key is overcoming the feeling of being lost is to remember the essentials.
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