Think being CISO of a cybersecurity vendor is easy? Think again

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Think being CISO of a cybersecurity vendor is easy? Think again

When people in this industry hear that a CISO is working at a cybersecurity vendor, it can trigger a number of assumptions — many of them misguided. There’s a stereotype that the role isn’t “real” CISO work, that it’s more akin to being a field CISO, someone primarily outward-facing and focused on supporting sales or amplifying the brand. The assumption goes something like this: How hard can it be to secure a security company, and isn’t the “rea…