Techie Translators: Speaking Your Clients’ Business Language to Secure Their Buy-in – Candy Alexander – CFH #6
Sometimes it feels like security professionals and business leaders are speaking different languages. That's why it's critical for managed security providers to communicate with their clients' financial decision-makers in a business-aligned manner that conveys how cybersecurity can help advance and protect the company's corporate interests. This featured topic will identify strategies for translating infosec concepts into business objectives, avoiding confusing cyber jargon, finding cyber champions on your client's payroll who can amplify your message, and blocking out external forces and influences that muddle your message.
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Ms. Alexander is an international award-winning cybersecurity executive with over 30 years of experience. She is currently the CISO at NeuEon and Cyber practice lead, assisting companies improve their cyber risk & security programs thru business alignment.
Additional contributions include public speaking on the topic of cybersecurity and the profession, being twice elected as ISSA International President, and being Chief Architect for the Cyber Security Career Lifecycle. She is also the inaugural President and past Board Member of the ISSA Education and Research Foundation.
Ms. Alexander has been instrumental in establishing the annual ISSA/ESG research project to better understand the challenges faced by cybersecurity professionals worldwide.
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