Ruchika Mishra

Blog – Balbix

For the most part, CISOs today have the attention of their board of directors. This is great! However, many cybersecurity leaders lose track of 3 important facts when it comes to presenting to the board: You are presenting a complex topic to people who usually don’t have a deep technical ... Read More

As a cybersecurity leader, you generally receive only a short time window in the board meeting for your update. During this time, you need to communicate key risks and remediation tactics, explain your strategic goals and plan, and answer questions; all with a largely non-technical audience. This can be quite ... Read More

Recently, Daniel Hooper, CISO at Varo Bank asked his LinkedIn network what their recipe for the first 90 days as a CISO would be. The post got 50+ responses but one that really stood out to me (and resonated with the whole group) was what NOT to do. This comment ... Read More

It is a fact that seeing “green”, especially when it comes to your security posture, feels good. And the more green it is, the happier you are. Yes, seeing green requires effort. But Balbix makes it easy. Here’s how one Balbix customer keeps tabs on his organization’s security posture. 1 ... Read More

At Balbix, we love our platform. We believe in our product and when we demo our product to CISOs and infosec teams, we delight them and actually see their eyes light up (yes, even on Zoom). 99% of the time, this is the case. There are, of course, those 1% ... Read More

What’s the rockstar CISO’s favorite song? Smells like Team Spirit! Cheesy jokes aside, if you are or wish to be a rockstar CISO you know that you can’t do it alone. You need a team that is completely aligned to your organization’s overarching security goals and works like a well-oiled ... Read More

Starting in a new role is always a challenge, and if it’s the position of a CISO, it’s likely that you have concerns. As a new CISO, early performance will be critical to success in your new role. In the first few months, you’ll be assessed by colleagues and staff, ... Read More

Building a strong cybersecurity posture has never been an easy task, and the increasing complexity of both IT environments and the threat landscape makes it harder than ever. Recent high-profile data breaches have opened a lot of people’s eyes to the reality of how severe the impact of cyberattacks can ... Read More

This is post 9 in our series on making infosec jobs easier. Today we are covering the job of responding to cybersecurity incidents. You can read the previous 8 posts at one of the links below. Improve overall security posture Assess and report on breach risk Keep systems patched How ... Read More

This is post 7 in our series on making infosec jobs easier and covers threat hunting. You can read the previous 6 posts at one of the links below. Improve overall security posture Assess and report on breach risk Keep systems patched How to adjust to changes in the IT ... Read More