Security News > 2021 > February > Cybersecurity needs to be proactive with involvement from business leaders
Effective CISOs and other leaders are those who plan for today but with an eye on tomorrow, and always put people first, according to Christopher Krebs, former director of the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity and infrastructure agency.
"You always have to be agile around how business operations are shifting," said Krebs, speaking during a sweeping "Fireside chat" Wednesday with OneLogin CEO Brad Brooks, which touched on topics including remote work, online voting, and passwords.
Krebs and Alex Stamos, former CSO at Facebook, recently formed a consulting business.
Running DHS during a pandemic, Krebs said officials made a point of holding weekly town halls on various topics such as how to optimize technology to be effective and how to address cultural issues like civil unrest and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Every CISO needs to know how to work with HR, Krebs said, adding that "Every organization has to have a COVID/remote workforce coordinator and needs to understand how the risk calculus has shifted."
In terms of what's on his tech policy and tools wish list, Krebs said he'd like to see more transparent conversations occur about third-party risks in organizations' environments.