Joe Sullivan: CEOs Must Be Held Accountable For Security Too
SearchSecurity, Thursday, October 17th, 2024
The former CSO at Uber was found guilty in 2022 of obstruction of justice relating to a breach. Now he's calling for clearer regulatory frameworks for security.
Chief security officers face daunting threats to critical infrastructure, but these days, the stakes for CSOs/CISOs are even higher as they could be personally charged with crimes related to company breaches.
Last year, Tim Brown, CISO at SolarWinds, was charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for misleading investors and failing to disclose risks, among others. In 2021, Joe Sullivan, former CSO at Uber, was charged by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for obstruction of justice and misprision, or concealment of illegal activity.