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As security executives are increasingly named in lawsuits related to enterprise cybersecurity, there are a number of precautions CISOs should keep in mind.
A couple of recent cybersecurity-related court cases brought back autumnal memories of growing up in the mountains of Utah. Those memories unavoidably included the sights and sounds of the annual deer hunt. Everyone in town knew when it was “open season.” In a somewhat disquieting manner, I’m sensing what strikes me as parallels between that world and that in which we as chief information security officers (CISOs) now live. Open season has been declared on CISOs.
The cases that triggered that impression include that of Joe Sullivan, former Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Uber, who is being criminally prosecuted for covering up a data breach, and that of Tim Brown, CISO of SolarWinds, who was sued in civil court.