Looking Forward, Looking Back: A Quarter Century as a CISO

Originally published by F5.Gail Coury explores how cybersecurity has evolved and what the future holds, after a distinguished career as a CISO.IntroductionThe first Chief Information Security Officer, or CISO, was named 29 years ago: After Russian hackers infiltrated financial services giant Citicorp (now Citigroup) in 1995 and stole more than $10 million, the Citigroup Board instructed the company’s CEO to recruit a security executive to improve the company’s digital defenses. That person wa...

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