You're listening to the CyberWire X, a series of specials where we highlight important security topics affecting security professionals worldwide.

I'm Rick Howard, the chief security officer and senior fellow at the cyberwire,

today's episode is titled,

From Board Advisor to Board Member

Evolution of the Modern CSO.

For many years, security executives

like CIOs, CTOs, CSOs, have pursued board positions in non-profits,

and established corporations as career-toppers.

In other words, after they have spent years in the trenches protecting their organization's digital assets

Some believe that the culmination of their career is to sit on one or more corporate boards in order to advise other organizations with the hard-won

knowledge that they have garnered throughout their career. In this show we're going to

discuss how to pursue that goal and what to expect while along the journey.

One programming note, each CyberYX special features two segments.

In the first part of the show we will hear from an industry expert on the topic at hand,

and in the second part we will hear from our show's sponsor for their point of view.

And since I brought it up, here's a word from today's sponsor, J.M. Search.

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and boards of directors in recruiting, assessing, and delivering high performance leaders and leadership

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