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# Defending cyberspace as a CISO
- URL: https://www.techstories.co/defending-cyberspace-as-a-ciso/
- Published: 2024-04-08T14:52:18.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-08T14:52:18.000Z
- Description: When Angel Redoble shared that the CISO is a noble job, it wasn't quite the response I expected.
- Author: Paul Mah
- Tags: Cyber Security

When [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAFC3X0BzJtau%5F49VOdFB1fJkNYEpw2POHI?ref=techstories.co)[Angel Redoble](https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelredoble/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad%5Fflagship3%5Fdetail%5Fbase%3B83PQHuSsTayZZZDU2Jfmfg%3D%3D&ref=techstories.co) shared that the CISO is a noble job, it wasn't quite the response I expected.

But it made perfect sense.

**A difficult job**

As he shared during our call, the modern CISOs must:

- Accept that it's a difficult job.
- Be emotionally, mentally ready.
- Ready to give up important events.

And those who took on the role of a CISO for the wrong motivations won't last. You know, reasons like:

- Monetary rewards.
- Glamour.
- Title.

**The weight of a CISO**

And Angel should know better than most, as the former group CISO of the PLDT group; he retired last week - less than a month after we spoke.

During our conversation, he spoke of:

- The link between accountability and authority.
- Balancing governance, risk and operations.
- The importance of hiring the right CISO.
- Having business acumen.

Crucially, CISOs must accept that the job is difficult, he told me.

**Securing cyberspace**

The job of a CISO is noble because they secure cyberspace.

And today, they face not just teenage hackers, but highly organised cyber criminals and extremely well-resourced state actors.

Quote: “We are very serious in doing our job because it's a very noble job. There are no other jobs – other than the police and the military perhaps – that are about securing and protecting the community. As a CISO, we secure cyberspace.”

Angel remains the chairman of the Philippine Institute of Cyber Security Professionals (PICSPro).

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