Helping CISOs get their message across

MIND YOUR LANGUAGE: Wong holding up her book, Security Metrics: A Beginner's Guide.

PETALING JAYA: Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) have the tough job explaining the security status of the company and sometimes the data they present just draws blank stares from other senior executives.

Caroline Wong, director of regional risk and compliance product management at Symantec Corp, said many CISOs do not feel effective in executive discussions, not because they lack the necessary data but because they have trouble connecting their findings to the business.