[ISN] 7 communication mistakes CSOs still make

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:32:45 -0600 (CST)
http://www.csoonline.com/article/677948/7-communication-mistakes-csos-still-make

By Joan Goodchild
Senior Editor
CSO
March 23, 2011

For many years, we heard security professionals lament the way they are 
perceived. Terms such as "the place where good ideas go to die" and "the 
department of no" weren't uncommon just a few years ago when referring 
to the security function.

But that is changing—slowly, according to many security leaders. Still, 
as risk mitigation efforts, and the people behind them, get a better 
rep, challenges still exist when it comes to conveying security's 
message to company leadership, and staff users as well.

CSO spoke with three infosec veterans to learn what effective 
communication looks like in an organization where security lives in 
harmony with the rest of the company. Here they tell us what NOT to do 
if you want to get everyone on board with what you're trying to 
accomplish.

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