Reflecting on the Past
Looking back over this last year is a moment of pride and accomplishment for the Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) Council. When I joined the council as co-chair last October, I remember there was a tremendous amount of ideas, positions and new faces in the CISO community. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) had yet to be created and most of us were starting to get our arms around artificial intelligence, zero trust architectures and the role identity management would play in our futures.
In our earliest discussions, Grant Schneider, the Federal CISO, the council and I discussed the importance of ensuring the council was an optimal mix of engagement and idea-sharing while also a council that could foster innovation and collaboration. We were guided by the President’s Management Agenda and its goals for greater modernization, workforce development and leveraging data for better accountability and transparency. Promoting an environment of collaboration and fostering engagement became key goals for our council. Our vision was a council of engaged stakeholders working together to advance cybersecurity and risk management for the Federal Government.
Joining Forces with the CIO Council
Earlier in the year the council formally updated its charter, making the group a committee of the Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council. We did this to not only clearly define who we are and what we hoped to achieve, but also to reaffirm the close working relationship between the CIO and CISO council. This a critical partnership in ensuring risk management is woven into every aspect of a system’s lifecycle.
This last year we also saw the publication of the council chair steven hernandez reflects
