The CISO On The Razor's Edge
Why the role is broken. How to lead anyway.
Today's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) operates on a razor's edge—constantly balancing enterprise risk, business expectations, and personal burnout. The job was never truly designed for success. It's an underfunded, overburdened role trapped between boardroom pressure and operational chaos. When breaches happen, the CISO takes the fall—even when the root causes lie in misaligned strategies, broken governance, or leadership silos.
In this powerful and timely new book, veteran strategist and Identient founder Steve Tout pulls no punches. Drawing from real-world consulting experience, behind-the-scenes Candid CISO interviews, and lessons from decades inside the system, he exposes the structural design flaws sabotaging cybersecurity leadership—and offers a radical yet practical new path forward.
This isn't another book about frameworks or certifications. It's about power, purpose, and performance.
You'll learn how to:
If you're a CISO under pressure, a cybersecurity leader aspiring to make real impact, or an executive seeking to understand why the role keeps breaking down—this is your playbook.
The CISO On The Razor's Edge is a lens for truth, a mirror for self-assessment, and a roadmap for leadership transformation. It challenges you to stop firefighting and start leading with strategy, influence, and conviction.
Because surviving the edge isn't enough.
Great CISOs learn to lead from it.
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Why the role is broken. How to lead anyway.
Today's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) operates on a razor's edge—constantly balancing enterprise risk, business expectations, and personal burnout. The job was never truly designed for success. It's an underfunded, overburdened role trapped between boardroom pressure and operational chaos. When breaches happen, the CISO takes the fall—even when the root causes lie in misaligned strategies, broken governance, or leadership silos.
In this powerful and timely new book, veteran strategist and Identient founder Steve Tout pulls no punches. Drawing from real-world consulting experience, behind-the-scenes Candid CISO interviews, and lessons from decades inside the system, he exposes the structural design flaws sabotaging cybersecurity leadership—and offers a radical yet practical new path forward.
This isn't another book about frameworks or certifications. It's about power, purpose, and performance.
You'll learn how to:
- Reframe the CISO role using systems thinking and strategic alignment
- Apply real options theory to cybersecurity decision-making under uncertainty
- Build trust and influence across the CIO, CFO, and executive leadership
- Diagnose and fix the hidden dysfunctions that lead to burnout and failure
- Lead from the edge with clarity, coalition-building, and courage—even without full control
If you're a CISO under pressure, a cybersecurity leader aspiring to make real impact, or an executive seeking to understand why the role keeps breaking down—this is your playbook.
The CISO On The Razor's Edge is a lens for truth, a mirror for self-assessment, and a roadmap for leadership transformation. It challenges you to stop firefighting and start leading with strategy, influence, and conviction.
Because surviving the edge isn't enough.
Great CISOs learn to lead from it.
The CISO On The Razor's Edge: Leading Cybersecurity When The System Is Designed To Break
The CISO On The Razor's Edge
Why the role is broken. How to lead anyway.
Today's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) operates on a razor's edge—constantly balancing enterprise risk, business expectations, and personal burnout. The job was never truly designed for success. It's an underfunded, overburdened role trapped between boardroom pressure and operational chaos. When breaches happen, the CISO takes the fall—even when the root causes lie in misaligned strategies, broken governance, or leadership silos.
In this powerful and timely new book, veteran strategist and Identient founder Steve Tout pulls no punches. Drawing from real-world consulting experience, behind-the-scenes Candid CISO interviews, and lessons from decades inside the system, he exposes the structural design flaws sabotaging cybersecurity leadership—and offers a radical yet practical new path forward.
This isn't another book about frameworks or certifications. It's about power, purpose, and performance.
You'll learn how to:
If you're a CISO under pressure, a cybersecurity leader aspiring to make real impact, or an executive seeking to understand why the role keeps breaking down—this is your playbook.
The CISO On The Razor's Edge is a lens for truth, a mirror for self-assessment, and a roadmap for leadership transformation. It challenges you to stop firefighting and start leading with strategy, influence, and conviction.
Because surviving the edge isn't enough.
Great CISOs learn to lead from it.
Why the role is broken. How to lead anyway.
Today's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) operates on a razor's edge—constantly balancing enterprise risk, business expectations, and personal burnout. The job was never truly designed for success. It's an underfunded, overburdened role trapped between boardroom pressure and operational chaos. When breaches happen, the CISO takes the fall—even when the root causes lie in misaligned strategies, broken governance, or leadership silos.
In this powerful and timely new book, veteran strategist and Identient founder Steve Tout pulls no punches. Drawing from real-world consulting experience, behind-the-scenes Candid CISO interviews, and lessons from decades inside the system, he exposes the structural design flaws sabotaging cybersecurity leadership—and offers a radical yet practical new path forward.
This isn't another book about frameworks or certifications. It's about power, purpose, and performance.
You'll learn how to:
- Reframe the CISO role using systems thinking and strategic alignment
- Apply real options theory to cybersecurity decision-making under uncertainty
- Build trust and influence across the CIO, CFO, and executive leadership
- Diagnose and fix the hidden dysfunctions that lead to burnout and failure
- Lead from the edge with clarity, coalition-building, and courage—even without full control
If you're a CISO under pressure, a cybersecurity leader aspiring to make real impact, or an executive seeking to understand why the role keeps breaking down—this is your playbook.
The CISO On The Razor's Edge is a lens for truth, a mirror for self-assessment, and a roadmap for leadership transformation. It challenges you to stop firefighting and start leading with strategy, influence, and conviction.
Because surviving the edge isn't enough.
Great CISOs learn to lead from it.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940184316994 |
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| Publisher: | Tout Media |
| Publication date: | 06/02/2025 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 602 KB |
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