Ciso Quotes

“Technology trust is a good thing, but control is a better one.”
― Stephane Nappo

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and few minutes of cyber-incident to ruin it.”
― Stephane Nappo

“One of the main cyber-risks is to think they don’t exist. The other is to try to treat all potential risks.

Fix the basics, protect first what matters for your business and be ready to react properly to pertinent threats. Think data, but also business services integrity, awareness, customer experience, compliance, and reputation.”
― Stephane Nappo

“The five most efficient cyber defenders are: Anticipation, Education, Detection, Reaction and Resilience. Do remember: "Cybersecurity is much more than an IT topic.”
― Stephane Nappo

“Digital freedom stops where that of users begins... Nowadays, digital evolution must no longer be offered to a customer in trade-off between privacy and security. Privacy is not for sale, it's a valuable asset to protect.”
― Stephane Nappo

“Threat is a mirror of security gaps. Cyber-threat is mainly a reflection of our weaknesses. An accurate vision of digital and behavioral gaps is crucial for a consistent cyber-resilience.”
― Stephane Nappo

“The Internet of Things (IoT) devoid of comprehensive security management is tantamount to the Internet of Threats.

Apply open collaborative innovation, systems thinking & zero-trust security models to design IoT ecosystems that generate and capture value in value chains of the Internet of Things.”
― Stephane Nappo

“Education has always been a profit-enabler for individuals and the corporation. Education, both conception and delivery, must evolve quickly and radically to keep pace with digital transition. Education is a part of the digital equation.”
― Stephane Nappo

“At a boardroom or at a 'nuke proof' datacenter, a Chief Information Security Officer 2.0 participates in creating and protecting the digital value. The role of a CISO evolves from a ´policeman of computers´ to a ´dietician of risk appetite´. For success in digital transformation, turn the comprehensive risk management and cybersecurity into key business differentiators.”
― Stephane Nappo

“Even the bravest cyber defense will experience defeat when weaknesses are neglected.”
― Stephane Nappo

“Cyber resilience is much more than a matter of technology. Agility, balance and high level view are indispensable...”
― Stephane Nappo

“One of the main AI challenges lies in conjugating safety and efficiency. Equilibrium between AI ethics and performance will forge our future.”
― Stephane Nappo

“A CISO's job is to streamline, harmonize and propagate cybersecurity and cyber hygiene throughout the organizational IoT microcosm and staff”
― James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology

“The much-lamented "cybersecurity skills gap" is a myth. Or more precisely, it's a symptom. The real disease is a generational leadership gap.”
― Ludmila Morozova-Buss

“Cybersecurity's Greatest Failure is a Leadership Gap, Not a Skills Gap”
― Ludmila Morozova-Buss

“How can one identify the true owner of a cyber risk?

When everyone is responsible, no one is responsible. This is an undisputed fact.

To the best of my knowledge, organizations often rely on frameworks such as RACI matrices (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) to formally assign ownership.

From another perspective, however, the “true owner” of a cyber threat is its creator. And here is where the truth may reside.

Whether it is hackers, insiders, corporate culture, a lack of CISO expertise, disinformation, or perhaps the very silos you have built. And wait. What about your CIO, your CEO, your Board? Think of them as the first line of cyber threats.

I can. I am a scientist, a researcher. I search for what I cannot even imagine at first. Then - it is up to you to decide where to look.”
― Ludmila Morozova-Buss

“In cybersecurity, luck is forged by preparation. Only the inevitable should rest in the hands of chance.”
― Stephane Nappo

“Any organization that treats cybersecurity as a cost is structurally fragile.”
― Stephane Nappo

“At the Crossroads of Physical and Digital Worlds, Choose Human Talent and Human Values as Your Compass to the Future”
― Ludmila Morozova-Buss