Top 30 Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Interview Questions and Answers for 2018

Introduction

So you made it to what some may call the pinnacle of your Information Security career – Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)…or at least the job interview!  Any job interview can be tough but for the summit of your career, it will be the culmination of your acquired Information Security knowledge viewed through the lens of a “C” level executive.  Regardless, this little fact should not dissuade you from knocking the interview out of the proverbial park. This article will help you to that end – the Top 30 Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Interview Questions and Answers for 2018.

After the predictable icebreaker level of interview questions there are three main levels that this article will focus on – Ground Level, Mid-Level, and Executive Level.  If you are about to sit for an interview for this prestigious position, let this article be your guide and you should not have any problem landing the job of your dreams.

Level 1 – Ground Level

This first level of questions will be beyond the quintessential “Tell me about yourself” kind of interview questions.  The type that is considered Ground Level will focus a little more on your specific experience that will carry over to this position.  With that said, do not sweat these questions as they should be fairly foundational for you at this point but still essential to the position.  Let these questions be your guide and you will solidly ace this level of questions.

1. What is SSL?

Think of questions like these as a sort of softball technical question.  Of course you know what SSL is standard security technology for creating an encrypted link between clients and servers.  Knock this one out of the park, slugger.

2. What Port Do You Ping Over?

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