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Hired for One Job, Judged on Another: The CISO’s Real Problem

The skills that get a CISO hired are rarely the skills they are judged on later. Most security leaders are stuck in that gap.

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Security leaders often find that the abilities that secure their initial CISO appointment differ from the criteria used to evaluate their performance, leaving many executives trapped in this mismatch. The article argues that bridging this gap—aligning hiring expectations with ongoing assessment standards—is the essential challenge for today’s CISOs.

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