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Zoom announced that Jason Lee will join the company as its Chief Information Security Officer, effective June 29, 2020. Lee will lead Zoom's security team and report to Aparna Bawa, Zoom's Chief Operating Officer.

Zoom announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Jason Lee as its chief information security officer. Lee, who will take on the role of Zoom's CISO on June 29, has 20 years of experience in information security and operating mission-critical services.

As an alternative, virtual CISOs are becoming a viable option for many companies that do not have a full-time CISO on staff. This solution often delivers both economic and strategic advantages to businesses, and it's important to better understand the benefits and considerations of a virtual CISO. Is hiring a virtual CISO the right choice for you?

In SecurityWeek's CISO Conversations series, we talk to top Chief Information Security Officers from major organizations within the critical industries to discuss the role of the CISO, and what it takes to be a successful CISO. In this feature, SecurityWeek talks to Mastercard CISO Ron Green, and Ellie Mae CISO Selim Aissi from the finance sector, concentrating on the people problem for CISOs. "I think If either one of the two aspects is stronger than the other, then the CISO will not be successful. I think if a CISO is a salesman, a great communicator all the time but doesn't have the technical chops, then that's a problem. And if the CISO is way deep into the technology and does not focus on the people aspects, on processes, on communication, then that CISO will also fail. It really does require a good balance between the two."

There are growing disparities in how CEOs and CISOs view the most effective cybersecurity path forward, according to Forcepoint. The global survey of 200 CEOs and CISOs from across industries including healthcare, finance and retail, among others, uncovered prominent cybersecurity stressors and areas of disconnect for business and security leaders, including the lack of an ongoing cybersecurity strategy for less than half of all CEO respondents.

Most CEOs are losing sleep over the prospect of becoming the next big, headline-grabbing security breach victim, according to a new report on global business leaders' cybersecurity priorities from global cybersecurity firm Forcepoint, in partnership with WSJ Intelligence. "At a time when cybersecurity is more strategic to business growth than ever before, it is time senior business and security leaders reassess their cybersecurity strategy to one that enables them to move left of breach," Fischbach said.

According to a 2019 survey of cybersecurity professionals, these critical data defenders were burned out. As companies hurdle toward digital transformation, automation, cloud computing, brand reputation, and strategic investments are falling on CISOs' plate.

A syndicate of practicing CISOs invests its own money and personal expertise into the success of the syndicate's portfolio companies. SVCI was formed in September 2019 by seven CISOs and Oren Yunger, and has already invested in three security startups.

Eventually, VPNs can break under strain, and that creates an issue around business continuity. Simply put, if VPNs become overwhelmed by increased traffic, connectivity may fail, and the ability for employees to access the network may be impacted, the concept of business continuity suffers as a result.

Eventually, VPNs can break under strain, and that creates an issue around business continuity. Simply put, if VPNs become overwhelmed by increased traffic, connectivity may fail, and the ability for employees to access the network may be impacted, the concept of business continuity suffers as a result.