Leda Muller, CISM

I'm excited to share a recent milestone in my journey—passing the NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) Directorship Certification. This achievement isn't just a personal milestone but a testament to the vital role of continuous learning in leadership and cybersecurity governance. Having been on both sides of the boardroom table, I've seen firsthand how navigating the complexities of modern enterprises requires more than deep expertise in a single domain—it demands a broad, strategic understanding across multiple disciplines. Here are a few key points for those aspiring to board roles or looking to deepen their C-level impact: Broaden Your Horizons: Understand your business beyond the technical details. For those seeking a board seat, look behind simply having cyber experience and to what else you can contribute. Commit to Excellence: Pursue excellence in all you do. Hold yourself to high standards, learn from setbacks, and continuously seek ways to improve—even when things go right! Stay Curious: Keep ahead of industry trends, challenges, and innovations. Staying informed and proactive is crucial for making strategic decisions and fulfilling a director's duty of care. The path to a board role can be challenging but it is also rewarding and can have significant impact. For CISOs looking to improve their board interactions, focus on translating technical details into business impact to enhance your role as a strategic partner. Keep learning. Keep growing.

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We are a mighty cybersecurity awareness team! Kelly Crisp Isaac J. Galvan Ben Woelk, CISSP, CPTC, and yours truly - we've been preparing weekly for our panel at the Educause Annual Conference in San Antonio next week! If you're going to be there, be sure to attend our session on Wednesday afternoon at 1:45 - Crafting Effective Cybersecurity Awareness on Campus I'm excited to collaborate with my brilliant colleagues - we have a great discussion planned! #cybersecurityawareness #cyber #cybersecurityawarenesstraining

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Huge thanks to Sonja Hammond, CISSP, PCI-ISA National Veterinary Associates and Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business! Appreciate your collaboration on this article to help protect businesses and our four-legged friends! Bindu Sundaresan

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I really appreciate K12 SIX and Douglas Levin's proactive approach to K-12 cybersecurity. Instead of just reacting to incidents, he's equipping schools with the practical tools and knowledge to get ahead of the curve - and genuinely making a difference. This kind of forward-thinking leadership is essential in today's threat landscape. #cybersecurity #education.

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I'm proud to announce that our whitepaper to Congress and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers has been published. This whitepaper was the result of 18 months of meetings and discussions with some of the most talented and passionate cybersecurity professionals and professors that I've ever met. It was a pleasure working with Dr. Keith Clement, Greg Cooper, Elizabeth Wyckoff, Charles Gardner, Patrick J. Slattery 🇺🇦, Emily Harris, CISSP, Abdallah Haddad, Ulku Clark, Michael Melore, CISSP, and so many more to get this whitepaper done. Now, on to the next one! Click here to take a look at the whitepaper: https://rb.gy/efexqe

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The outage many are experiencing today shows the importance of testing in your SDLC and vendor management program. https://lnkd.in/eJAEBU6A

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Whoohoo! Excited to have Tim Mahoney talk, even more excited to hear about NIST CSF 2.0!

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Having a strategic relationship between CIO and CISO has never been more important.

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As more proof of our commitment to your organization’s security, CDW has just obtained Microsoft’s Cloud Security Advanced Specialization. Learn more and see how we can protect your cloud. https://dy.si/VZiGTi

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🧔🏻‍♂️Like I said in a previous post promoting this episode: 👩‍🚒 Only “The Brave” do Live Events 👨‍🍳 Only “The Prepared” ensure that there is a list of questions to be asked. BUT… 🤪Only “The Insane” record that Live Events and then post them unedited. #networking #security #cybersecurity

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Join to learn about our online MS in Cybersecurity program with industry leaders covering current business - cyber landscape.

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Cybersecurity is a Business Issue. Matthew Rosenquist explained the problem most organizations face today regardless of their size/industry in his open letter along with the solution to Microsoft's CEO. https://lnkd.in/gK_UiFkm. In business, it is always and always a leadership/management issue, whatever the problems are. Cybersecurity is not any different. You need to ensure business perspective and leadership understanding, support, and involvement at the highest level along with having the right people part of the team, if you want to survive in the next 5-10 years. If you are just getting started and/or you want to get that business perspective, check out our online MS in Cybersecurity program, with a bit more emphasis on business. Along with other leaders and experts, we are lucky to have Matthew as part of our MSC program advisory board https://lnkd.in/gaKg6RMA.

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One of the ways we can all fight back against human trafficking is knowing the signs. Follow The Exodus Road to learn more about their excellent online training that will teach you what to look for and practical steps to take.

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Key quotes from the new 48CFR Rule for #CMMC. This rule is the one that goes into new and renewing contracts and requires having a CMMC certificate or self-assessment upon contract award. They tightened up the language quite a bit. On quick scan, it looks well done. The first 40 pages give a lot of information about the DoD's thought process on CMMC, including some technical clarifications like whether joint ventures need to be individually certified, and whether talking about CUI over the phone is in scope.

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Great conference: theme “Strengthening Ecosystems: Aligning Stakeholders to Bridge the Cybersecurity Workforce Gap” #CyberSecurity #NICEConference #ProfessionalDevelopment #CyberWorkforce #Networking #Innovation

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