Slides from the K logix Security Leadership Summit held in Boston on November 4, 2015. This deck provides the structure for security leaders to consider their experience and answer the question: are you valued as much a leader as you are a security expert (with a team)?

1. Michael Santarcangelo
Security Catalyst
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Security Leadership Landscape
An Overview

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A leadership conversation

3. How much pressure do you feel
to perform as a leader?
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“I don’t have the time, energy, or
resources to get it all done —
or know where to start.”
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5. 5
“I should measure my programs,
but it’s hard, I don’t know how,
and have no time to figure it out.”
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6. 6
“How do I get people to
understand and change
their behaviors?”
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“I need to learn how to
communicate with executives
and gain their support.”
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“I need to find a way to
demonstrate our value — my
value — to the business.”
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9. I believe that until you
recognize your own value
as a leader,
you won’t be able to
realize value in others.
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10. When you see
your own value as a leader
others will see it too.
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11. What we learned
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12. Let’s get real:
are you a leader?
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13. Are you valued as much as
a security leader as you are a
security expert (with a team)?
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14. What is leadership?
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15. Consider (and embrace)
the layers of leadership
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16. Overcome Barriers to
Security Leadership
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17. Challenges at the layers
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18. Is your field of view
blocking your progress?
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19. Have you ceded
your leadership?
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20. What does it mean to
be a security leader?
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21. No more chicken little.
No sacrificial lambs.
Make the right choice:
exceptional leadership.
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22. Where are you on your
security leadership journey?
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23. Are you making the
right investment in
your leadership?
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