Ex Bank CISO Blauner Urges Business Centric Cyber Resilience

Charles Blauner, former CISO at major banks, discusses the evolution of the CISO role, emphasizing the need for resilience, communication, and business acumen in today's cybersecurity landscape. His insights highlight the importance of mentorship and building a network for aspiring professionals.

Blauner reflects on the pressures unique to the CISO position due to constant adversarial threats, and argues that effective CISOs must be able to translate technical jargon into business language to gain support and alignment with other executives. He suggests that operational resilience is the future of cybersecurity, moving beyond merely protecting technology to ensuring business processes are sustained amidst threats.