Here's a look at what we discuss at an IANS Connector Event. We bring together a diverse group of high-level information security professionals for collective discussion and problem-solving. Participants will take away actionable insights which will allow them to become more effective leaders.

1. Connector Events

2. See the Big Picture
IANS Connector Events bring together small groups of
senior-level information security professionals from a
broad spectrum of industries and experiences for
facilitated deep-dive discussions of important challenges
and solutions in the information security space.
Your community is a resource: through intimate peer-to-
peer conversations around common issues, solutions,
and suggestions for improvement, you’ll gain insight into
varying perspectives and develop new ideas to accelerate
your problem-solving efforts.

3. Do you have the skills to run information
security like a business?
Success as a CISO isn’t dependent only on technical
skills - proficiency in areas like human resources and
project management is also important. IANS’ research
demonstrates that security organizations could benefit
from both increasing their staffing and using current
staff more efficiently. As a CISO who’s spent years
training to solve technical problems, how can you
quickly fill this gap in your skill-set?
At a recent event, we posed the question:

4. “Currently, there is only one other
person staffed to address
information security besides
myself. There are no plans at this
point for additional head count as
we have just started defining the
strategic direction for establishing
an information security program.”
“Some personnel are in
MBA courses, and others
are in Mgmt 101 courses,
but this is not fully
integrated across the
team.”
Attendees discussed the challenges …
“Problems may lie in the
increasing support demands
for new security tools (and
this increased staffing is not
currently in the budget).”

5. … and through that discussion, shared
thoughts on how to address the problem.
• Tie requests for new budget to business impact –
business impact specific to your organization
• Strengthen resource management skills to focus and
deliver the projects you promised to accomplish
• Beg, borrow, or hire project management to get
projects in on-time and on-budget

6. At at Connector
Event, you will:
• Gain insight into the challenges and roadblocks
you and your peers share.
• Learn about new and unique approaches to
common issues and topics
• Take away problem-solving ideas that you can
apply in your own organization.