CISO SIG

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” - Act II Scene 5, Twelfth Night.

“It's lonely at the top, so you better know why you are there.” - John C. Maxwell

I remember being simultaneously over the moon and a bundle of nerves when I received the offer for the role of APAC CISO at Schneider Electric. “Career is soon over!” teased a few industry colleagues. “This will test your mettle,” said others. But nothing, not even the best cyber education on the planet that I had just completed nor 30 years of pre-existing experience, could have prepared me for the absolutely most challenging and best role I’ve ever held. It’s a never-easy, generally thankless, demanding role that, in the end, will show you what you’re made of.

But the journey ought to be easier.

This CISO Special Interest Group (SIG) aims to create a network of peers to explore ways and means of supporting today’s CISOs as we lead our respective cybersecurity programs. The SIG will facilitate an environment of trust to enable knowledge exchange and more open discussions, create channels to communicate with one another (in peacetime or when we’re under attack), socialize with one another in good times and provide a shoulder to cry on when things go sideways.

There is true value in enabling a successful community comprised of all the CISOs in Singapore. Working together in pursuit of excellence enables economies of scale never seen before in this country. A thriving CISO community enables boundless opportunities to improve our jobs, careers, and lives.

But it's entirely up to us to make this work.

I call on you, the top level, primary decision makers or n-1’s of your organization's cybersecurity programs, to come together to support this initiative through a show of support at our first CISO SIG event on 20th February, 6PM – 8.30PM at JustCo@Marina Square. AiSP has generously opened the event to everyone to help socialize awareness of the formation of the CISO SIG. We’ll also be including a few interesting talks from our fellow CISOs and CISOs-to-be on succession planning.

To register for our event please click here to register.

Author Bio

Andre Shori

VP Outreach and Partnerships

AiSP

Andre Shori is the Regional CISO for Schneider Electric, covering both IT and OT Cybersecurity throughout the APAC region. Andre holds a Master of Science in Information Security Management from SANS and is the first person in Singapore and 19th globally to complete the program.

Andre hails from Canada and has over 20 year’s international experience in Information Technology. He holds a variety of certifications in the Cyber Security arena and has been a full member of AiSP since 2009. He is also a current World Record holder in the Guinness Book of World Records.