The “Office of the CISO”: A Framework for Chief Information Security Officers

As we enter 2022, cybersecurity continues to challenge corporations and their CISOs. The sophistication of cyberthreats coupled with an evolving digital landscape has resulted in increased complexity and expanded responsibilities for the CISO. Simply put, there is greater scrutiny, greater regulation, greater complexity, and greater scope than ever before. To respond to these changes, CISOs must organize their “Office of the CISO” to meet the expectations and deliver for their organizations. Whether the CISO has a staff of three or thirty and whether they are prepared or not, these elements are being increasingly expected of CISOs. You can think of it as, ‘executiv-izing.\u27 This article lays out a three-part framework for the Office of the CISO

2019 Scholars at Work Conference Program

Program for the 2019 Scholars at Work Conference at Minnesota State University, Mankato on March 29, 2019

The Great Reboot: Succeeding in a Complex Digital World Under Attack from Systemic Risk

War, Covid and systemic cyber risk is actively threatening the digital future. Over 60% of the global economy is already powered by digital systems. However, this reality and the digital future are at risk from the systemic risks facing the complex digital systems powering businesses and world economies. As with the first edition, the heart of this story remains the complex digital business systems powering much of the global economy. The second edition brings an expanded collection of cases, analyses and interviews to capture the progress being made by the leaders working to address these risks and opportunities. The second edition tells a deeper story of how they are protecting the value being created by their complex digital businesses systems along with how they are responding to the forces of systemic change to safely shape a new digital future.https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/university-archives-msu-authors/1449/thumbnail.jp

The Great Reboot: Succeeding in a World of Catastrophic Risk and Opportunity

Our world has failed us. COVID-19 has stopped the world. Every business and system on the planet now needs to reboot. And a great equalizing in competitive markets is unfolding as powerful forces are creating massive new markets and threatening existing ones as COVID-19 changes how we live, work and play. THE GREAT REBOOT is a story about the extraordinary business risks and opportunities behind the catastrophic impacts of the global pandemic. The first roadmap on succeeding in the aftermath of this catastrophe, THE GREAT REBOOT identifies the key weakness that led us to this point. It then takes readers on a journey that will help them turn this disaster into game-changing opportunity that will successfully reboot their company into the post-pandemic world. Written by three of the world\u27s leaders in business strategy and digital and cybersecurity risk oversight, THE GREAT REBOOT is a must-read for every CEO, corporate director, and employee. After reading THE GREAT REBOOT business leaders will understand how to succeed in the new post-pandemic normal.https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/university-archives-msu-authors/1426/thumbnail.jp

How Faculty Use Social Media to Meet Article 22 Requirements

Are you interested in learning how your colleagues use social media to fulfill Article 22 goals? This panel of MSU faculty will share how they use social media platforms in their professional lives. Panelists will describe the platforms they use, share their social media strategies, and take questions from attendees

Data from: Dmrt1 polymorphism and sex-chromosome differentiation in Rana temporaria

Sex-determination mechanisms vary both within and among populations of common frogs, opening opportunities to investigate the molecular pathways and ultimate causes shaping their evolution. We investigated the association between sex-chromosome differentiation (as assayed from microsatellites) and polymorphism at the candidate sex-determining gene Dmrt1 in two Alpine populations. Both populations harboured a diversity of X-linked and Y-linked Dmrt1 haplotypes. Some males had fixed male-specific alleles at all markers (“differentiated” Y chromosomes), others only at Dmrt1 (“proto-” Y chromosomes), while still others were genetically indistinguishable from females (undifferentiated X chromosomes). Besides these XX males, we also found rare XY females. The several Dmrt1 Y haplotypes differed in the probability of association with a differentiated Y chromosome, which we interpret as a result of differences in the masculinizing effects of alleles at the sex-determining locus. From our results, the polymorphism in sex-chromosome differentiation and its association with Dmrt1, previously inferred from Swedish populations, are not just idiosyncratic features of peripheral populations, but also characterize highly diverged populations in the central range. This implies that an apparently unstable pattern has been maintained over long evolutionary times

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Raw genotype data, individual scores for discriminant factors and cluster assignments. Y and X-specific haplotypes are highlighted (the latter in pale yellow)