What It Means to Be an Honest Broker

Is there a core of bad leadership in information security?

Not everyone is born to be a leader. It’s something that you’re born with that type of capability. If you look back at like type A/type B personalities, a lot of security folks are the type B, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but there’s a different level of getting leadership out of that, that isn’t as natural for them as somebody who is a type A, an outgoing type of a person.

Listen as Steve and Brian discuss whether there are truly ‘bad leader in InfoSec’, as well as:

• Transitioning from a small to a large team
• Starting your own cybersecurity business
• Where is the biggest skills or knowledge gap in running a cybersecurity program
• How would an honest broker deliver their message to executive leadership?
• Is executive leadership really interested in the truth about cybersecurity?
• The worst archetype of a CISO
• Doing more with less

Brian Haugli

Brian Haugli is a partner at Side Channel Security, a consulting firm in the Boston area. Previously VP and chief security officer for The Hanover Insurance Group, he’s a seasoned security leader who’s held numerous roles within the federal government responsible for strategic initiatives involving cybersecurity and information risk management.

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