“The first, second and third priority for security leader retention is hiring the right leader in the first place”

— Claire Pales

This season I am recording some solo episodes, answering the big questions that I hear often when doing consulting work. I'm excited to share some of the experiences I have had during my career in security.

Many CIO’s and leaders often say they feel lucky their security leader is still with them given retention in security is such a challenge. In my final solo episode for the season, I share my tips to help improve the retention of your security leader.  

Links:

• LinkedIn

• The Secure CIO

Time Stamps:

• 1:37 Hiring the right leader is so important for retention

• 2:27 “Tell them what you expect from them and what success looks like”

• 3:00 Why you need to consider resources (both people and financial) for your security leader

• 3:30 “To achieve great things, your new leader will potentially need funding...if you plan to make security a business priority, you must reflect this in your budget”. 

• 3:59 Retention of Security leaders also requires exposure.  

• 4:23 “Meeting them for a first time during an incident isn't ideal”

• 5:19 Recap

• 6:11 What feeds attrition?

• 7:37 Final word