Security News > 2021 > May > The best CISOs think like Batman, not Superman

Many CISOs see themselves as Superman - soaring overhead, cape fluttering, and ready to swoop in and save the day at a moment's notice if a crisis arises.

The best CISOs aren't superheroes - or at least, not superheroes cut from the same cloth as the Man of Steel.

Why should CISOs learn to think like Batman? For starters, Batman knows that fighting crime isn't a popularity contest and doesn't expect thanks from the people he's trying to protect.

In just the same way, CISOs need to live with a foot in the underworld.

Superman might be able to do his job by soaring over the metropolis, but CISOs need to get down in the gutter to beat cybercriminals.

In the same way, CISOs need to see most people, processes, and technologies as potential sources of risk.

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