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What should a Chief Information Security Officer focus on during the first 100 days in the role?

In this episode of the Leadership Podcast, Niels Brabandt interviews cybersecurity strategist and author JC Gaillard. Drawing on decades of experience in financial institutions and global organisations, JC Gaillard explains why the first hundred days of a CISO are critical for establishing long term cybersecurity impact.

The discussion explores leadership, governance and execution in cybersecurity and introduces JC Gaillard’s 666 framework for navigating the early months of a new CISO role.

Topics include:

• Why many CISOs struggle to create lasting impact
• The cybersecurity spiral of failure in large organisations
• The leadership nature of the modern CISO role
• The 666 framework for the first 100 days
• Moving beyond compliance towards real business value
• Why execution is the central challenge of cybersecurity strategy

This conversation between Niels Brabandt and JC Gaillard provides strategic insights for executives, board members and cybersecurity leaders responsible for protecting modern organisations.

Guest: JC Gaillard