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Influence

A collection of 36 posts

Why No One Listens to Cassandra

Why No One Listens to Cassandra

The widely misunderstood curse of Cassandra didn’t impact other people’s ability to understand each other. It changed how Cassandra communicated, burying the meaning of her advice in vague and opaque language.

📬 Mailbag: Where should security communications be on the organization chart?

📬 Mailbag: Where should security communications be on the organization chart?

A reader asks: Where should security communications be on the organization chart?

CUSTOMER CASE STUDY: Twilio

CUSTOMER CASE STUDY: Twilio

Discernible was brought in by Twilio’s CISO to design a creative and easily deployable solution to entice people from across the security organization to speak, blog, and generally share the good work the teams were doing and engage more deeply with their cohort outside the company.

A CISOs right hand on how security communications can build credibility across the organization

A CISOs right hand on how security communications can build credibility across the organization

Jessica Walters is Senior Security & IT Program Manager at Tessian, and former Chief of Staff to the CISO of Cisco’s Security Business Group. In this Q&A, she shares her perspective on how to use security communications proactively in building an effective security team.

Not Just Security: CISOs are Business Executives

Not Just Security: CISOs are Business Executives

New research shows effective communication strategy and execution is critical for CISOs to earn and maintain legitimacy with the business.

Every Security Decision is a Business Decision. Communicate Accordingly.

Every Security Decision is a Business Decision. Communicate Accordingly.

Glenn Thorpe is the Sr. Director of Security Research and Detection Engineering at GreyNoise and a Discernible Advisor. In this Q and A, Glenn shares his insights into why understanding business and how to communicate effectively is critical for anyone working in cybersecurity today.

Words with Impact: Communication Tips for Privacy Technologists

Privacy Communication

Words with Impact: Communication Tips for Privacy Technologists

An interview with Discernible CEO Melanie Ensign and the Shifting Privacy Left Podcast.

Don’t Get Stuck in Conflict: Communication Techniques for InfoSec and Privacy Teams

Don’t Get Stuck in Conflict: Communication Techniques for InfoSec and Privacy Teams

Alignment isn't a prerequisite for progress. In fact, security and privacy professionals who influence engineering and product decisions don't wait for consensus — they learn to move work forward in the presence of disagreement. It's an invaluable communication skill.

Knocking on the Boardroom Door

Knocking on the Boardroom Door

Quarterly board presentations and executive updates check boxes. The CISOs who get resources and retain influence have solved a harder problem — not how to report on their program, but how to make their work visible in ways that actually matter.

This Year’s Strategic Relationships: Do You Have What You Need?

Proactive Communication

This Year’s Strategic Relationships: Do You Have What You Need?

Most of us spent months planning this year's objectives. Fewer stopped to ask whose support, approval, or adoption do we actually need to get there?

Exercising Influence as the Security Team: Look for Friction Not Just Fuel

Proactive Communication

Exercising Influence as the Security Team: Look for Friction Not Just Fuel

Sometimes in security, we try to win people over by pushing harder, missing the friction that prevents them from exercising the behavior or decisions we need.