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What do you think is the most important information security concern with most organizations right now?

One of the biggest concerns a company might have is securing their networks and systems to prevent a cyber attack. Given the increased level of security threats over the past five years, companies have made the protection of their data a very high priority. As this continues to become an area of importance for most companies, hiring managers will spend more time qualifying and interviewing candidates that share the same common goals and responsibility of protecting their IT security organization.

This question helps the hiring manager identify the level of importance this question has to you, and if you share the same values and sentiment that the company possesses. More than likely the hiring manger will want to know what you think those concerns are, and where you place them on a list of priorities. You may want to start with some of the most important concerns that matter to you, then talk about what IT security concerns they may have, or their clients, and what's important in their eyes. Once you have an idea of where their thinking is, you can discuss the areas that you are responsible for overseeing in your current role.

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  • 5. What do you think is the most important information security concern with most organizations right now?

      How to Answer

      One of the biggest concerns a company might have is securing their networks and systems to prevent a cyber attack. Given the increased level of security threats over the past five years, companies have made the protection of their data a very high priority. As this continues to become an area of importance for most companies, hiring managers will spend more time qualifying and interviewing candidates that share the same common goals and responsibility of protecting their IT security organization.

      This question helps the hiring manager identify the level of importance this question has to you, and if you share the same values and sentiment that the company possesses. More than likely the hiring manger will want to know what you think those concerns are, and where you place them on a list of priorities. You may want to start with some of the most important concerns that matter to you, then talk about what IT security concerns they may have, or their clients, and what's important in their eyes. Once you have an idea of where their thinking is, you can discuss the areas that you are responsible for overseeing in your current role.

      1st Answer Example

      "My role with past companies has been two-fold. One is to be an effective leader, to lead by example, to conduct myself in a professional manner, and to be an innovative technologist that solves problems. Being in an IT security environment, you learn two things very quickly, technology changes and evolves in a very short time, and threats are always on the rise. In my past role, I had the opportunity to try new methods and technologies to see which worked best. I found that not every technology works for every company. While assessing a number of technologies, I was able to select a few that fit our business model. This was based on a consensus from my team and management approval. As a result, this has decreased the number of attacks on our network over the past 2 years."

      2nd Answer Example

      "I can say for certain that there are a number of concerns that most companies have when it comes to their IT security organization. As I led a team of IT security professionals, it became apparent to me that as a leader, I needed to show that I was able to take on difficult challenges, make difficult choices, and most importantly to implement a fail-safe IT security strategy that everyone could easily follow in order to secure all aspects of our IT security systems. A valuable lesson that I learned was to be prepared for surprises before they came up. As part of my fail-safe strategy, I put together a checklist of items that is followed in case of a power failure or cyber attack. I also built a backup system to combat the following occurrences:

      1. Power outage from weather
      2. Utility interruption from gas or electrical outage
      3. System crashes from network, systems or telecom provider
      4. Data breach or cyber attack, and how to apply contingency plan
      5. Unplanned disruptions."