Cybersecurity firm Digital Guardian created an infographic outlining the anatomy of a CISO. Overwhelmingly male (89%) male CISO of a Fortune 100 company, 85% had at least a Bachelor’s degree. The top three fields of study for these CISOs were business, information technology/information security, and computer science, in that order. Malcolm Harkins, CISO at Cylance, is one of those CISOs who entered into privacy, risk, and security through the business world.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3048205/the-journey-to-ciso.html