Preface
Being in an industry that has all the spotlights sounds great. Advising board members on the importance of cybersecurity, being in touch with departments from finance to HR, working closely but separately with IT, overviewing even physical security, and, depending on your organization, traveling and seeing the world as well as having a nice paycheck is perfect.
But be aware that every medallion has two sides to it. You will have countless nights calculating the budget, unrelenting and unforgiving deadlines, trying to sync with a globally distributed team, fighting daily cybersecurity threats, dealing with company politics…it's a list that can quickly make you fear the job, and if it does, then this book and being a Chief Information ...
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