How much does a Chief Information Security Officer make in Cambridge, MA? The average Chief Information Security Officer salary in Cambridge, MA is $273,897 as of February 26, 2024, but the range typically falls between $243,812 and $310,046. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

Chief Information Security Officer Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Chief Information Security Officer Salary $216,422 Cambridge,MA February 26, 2024
25th Percentile Chief Information Security Officer Salary $243,812 Cambridge,MA February 26, 2024
50th Percentile Chief Information Security Officer Salary $273,897 Cambridge,MA February 26, 2024
75th Percentile Chief Information Security Officer Salary $310,046 Cambridge,MA February 26, 2024
90th Percentile Chief Information Security Officer Salary $342,957 Cambridge,MA February 26, 2024
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What skills does a Chief Information Security Officer need?

Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

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Risk Management: Risk management is the identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks (defined in ISO 31000 as the effect of uncertainty on objectives) followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities. Risks can come from various sources including uncertainty in financial markets, threats from project failures (at any phase in design, development, production, or sustainment life-cycles), legal liabilities, credit risk, accidents, natural causes and disasters, deliberate attack from an adversary, or events of uncertain or unpredictable root-cause. There are two types of events i.e. negative events can be classified as risks while positive events are classified as opportunities. Several risk management standards have been developed including the Project Management Institute, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, actuarial societies, and ISO standards. Methods, definitions and goals vary widely according to whether the risk management method is in the context of project management, security, engineering, industrial processes, financial portfolios, actuarial assessments, or public health and safety.

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Information Governance: Information governance, or IG, is the management of information at an organization. Information governance balances the use and security of information. Information governance helps with legal compliance, operational transparency, and reducing expenditures associated with legal discovery. An organization can establish a consistent and logical framework for employees to handle data through their information governance policies and procedures. These policies guide proper behavior regarding how organizations and their employees handle electronically stored information (ESI). Information governance encompasses more than traditional records management. It incorporates information security and protection, compliance, data governance, electronic discovery, risk management, privacy, data storage and archiving, knowledge management, business operations and management, audit, analytics, IT management, master data management, enterprise architecture, business intelligence, big data, data science, and finance.

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salesforce: Designing and maintaining a cloud-based software that provides customer relationship management (CRM) service for a better experience.

Risk Management 0.52%
Information Governance 0.2%
salesforce 0.12%
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Job Description for Chief Information Security Officer

Chief Information Security Officer is responsible for determining enterprise information security policy and strategy. Oversees the development, implementation, and enforcement of information security standards and procedures. Being a Chief Information Security Officer ensures that all information systems are functional correctly regarding secure policy. In charge of IT risk evaluations, audits, and security incident investigation. Additionally, Chief Information Security Officer requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Chief Information Security Officer manages a departmental function within a broader corporate function. Develops major goals to support broad functional objectives. Approves policies developed within various sub-functions and departments. To be a Chief Information Security Officer typically requires 8+ years of managerial experience. Comprehensive knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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Verisk Analytics, Inc. provides data analytics solutions to the insurance markets in the United States and internationally. The company provides predictive analytics and decision support solutions to customers in rating, underwriting, claims, catastrophe and weather risk, global risk analytics, and various other fields... More
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Chief Information Security Officer salary varies from city to city. Compared with national average salary of Chief Information Security Officer, the highest Chief Information Security Officer salary is in San Francisco, CA, where the Chief Information Security Officer salary is 25.0% above. The lowest Chief Information Security Officer salary is in Miami, FL, where the Chief Information Security Officer salary is 2.9% lower than national average salary.

City, State Compared to national average
City, State San Francisco, CA Compared to national average
+ 25.0%
City, State Washington, DC Compared to national average
+ 11.3%
City, State Miami, FL Compared to national average
-2.9%
City, State Chicago, IL Compared to national average
+ 5.5%
City, State Boston, MA Compared to national average
+ 12.7%
City, State New York, NY Compared to national average
+ 17.5%
City, State Dallas, TX Compared to national average
-0.7%

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