https://rishipalyadav.github.io/tags/ciso/Recent content in Ciso on Rishipal Yadav · not your CISOHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Rishipal YadavSun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://rishipalyadav.github.io/posts/so-you-dont-want-to-become-a-ciso/Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://rishipalyadav.github.io/posts/so-you-dont-want-to-become-a-ciso/<blockquote><p><em>This article was originally published on <a href="https://notyourciso.medium.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">not your CISO</a> on Medium. <a href="https://notyourciso.medium.com/so-you-do-not-want-to-become-a-ciso-anymore-4436a0c724a9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Read the full post →</a></em></p> </blockquote><p>There has been quite a chatter in the security community for the last couple of weeks. It is always some discussion — be it a new breach, a new framework, or a regulatory shift — but this one felt different.</p> <p>The conversation: is the CISO role broken? Between the SolarWinds aftermath, the SEC charging CISOs personally, the expectation of omniscience with the authority of a middle manager, and the burnout rates — a lot of security professionals who once had the CISO job as their north star are quietly reconsidering.</p>