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CyberEdBoard Profiles in Leadership: Erik Hart
Cushman & Wakefield CISO on Risk, Resilience and Cybersecurity Strategies
Understanding business goals is key to aligning cybersecurity strategies, said Erik Hart, CISO at commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield. Security leaders need to be solution finders who integrate cybersecurity with business operations, he said.
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"One of the key things is identifying the communication and how you communicate the things and how does the business work?" Hart said. "I still think the security and the CISO role in the whole team is about finding solutions and finding a way and ultimately managing the levels of risk."
In this video interview with Information Security Media Group, conducted as part of the CyberEdBoard's ongoing Profiles in Leadership series, Hart also discussed:
- How to align security strategies with business goals and risk tolerance;
- How to communicate effectively with stakeholders to build trust and drive security initiatives;
- The evolving role of CISOs in different industries and the importance of understanding diverse business environments.
Hart oversees global information security for Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world’s largest commercial real estate services firms. A recognized thought leader with more than 20 years of experience in providing information security services to various industries and organizations, he also serves in an advisory role for numerous companies and organizations in the information security field, including Mimecast, CrowdStrike, InfraGard Chicago Members Alliance and Western Illinois University. He is a member of the CyberEdBoard.
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About the Author
Anna Delaney
Director, Productions, ISMG
An experienced broadcast journalist, Delaney conducts interviews with senior cybersecurity leaders around the world. Previously, she was editor-in-chief of the website for The European Information Security Summit, or TEISS. Earlier, she worked at Levant TV and Resonance FM and served as a researcher at the BBC and ITV in their documentary and factual TV departments.
