Winning As a Ciso

WINNING AS A CISO is authored by Rich Baich, who is the former Chief Information Security Officer for ChoicePoint and the winner of the ISE in Georgia Award. This book provides an insider's view of how a world class security organization should be built and managed. Focused on leadership, driving change and tips on how to run your security program like a business, this book is an extraordinary read. WINNING AS A CISO is a sourcebook that every security executive should own.

Rich Baich, CISSP/CISM, is a Managing Director Performance Improvement practice PricewaterhouseCoopers in Charlotte. He is the former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at ChoicePoint Inc. where he had enterprise- wide responsibility for the architecture, design, risk, and implementation of information and technology security. He was the company's official executive representative to internal and external customers, audit, regulatory and law enforcement on information security matters. Rich has been working in the Information Security field for over 10 years and has extensive experience working with government and commercial executives providing risk management and consultative council while developing, improving and implementing security architecture, solutions and policies. He has held security leadership positions as the Cryptology Officer for the National Security Agency (NSA), Sr. Director Professional Services at Network Associates (now McAfee) and after 9/11 as the Special Assistant to the Deputy Director for the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Rich is the author of a security executive leadership guidebook, " Winning as a CISO ". The book is the first-of-its-kind to detail and provide the roadmap to transform security executives from a technical and subject matter expert to a comprehensive well-rounded business executive. Rich received the "Information Security Executive of the Year in Georgia" award for 2004 (ISE in Georgia) for his security leadership and pioneering spirit. He continues to serve as an ISE Award Program Series Judge helping to expand the visibility of security executives nationwide. Rich is a sought after keynote speaker and has delivered speaking engagements at the RSA Conferences, Executive Alliance's Information Security Executive Regional and National Executive Forums, Chief Security Officer (CSO) interchange, Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Computer Security Institute (CSI), MIS Training Institute, and Gartner Conferences. He holds a BS from United States Naval Academy, MBA / MSM from University of Maryland University College, is a graduate of the Naval War College and has been awarded the National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security (NSTISSI) 4011 Certification, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Information Security Manager (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and the NSA sponsored Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Assessment Methodology (IAM) Certification.