In this video report, CIO.com's Lauren Brousell goes one-on-one with Ken Waterman, CISO at Textron, about security challenges, working with the board of directors, the IT skills gap and much more. CIO.com senior writer Lauren Brousell met up recently with Ken Waterman at CIO Perspectives. Waterman is CTO and CISO of Textron, a multi-industry company whose brands include Bell Helicopter, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker and Jacobsen, among others. Brousell asks the tech executive about his thoughts on a variety of security and IT industry topics. Waterman, for example, offers advice to CIOs on tackling security in the post-Sony-hack era, discusses what he sees as the biggest security risk he faces at Textron, talks about his strategy for working with his board of directors, shares his approach for attracting and retaining tech talent, and more. Spoiler alert: Here are just a few of Waterman’s takeaways: SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe On security: In previous days, we focused on the perimeter and keeping the bad guys out. Now we assume they are on the inside … . On talking to the board about security: I like to understand what each board member’s background is, what industry they are from, what other boards they are on … . On finding IT talent: Our approach has been to try to get them right out of school, look at the schools that have the best programs and train them up … . Watch the video for more much more from Textron’s Waterman. Related content opinion Don't confront black bears, do fight gender bias Don't back away from the problem of gender bias in IT. By Dan Muse Nov 16, 2016 3 mins Technology Industry Careers IT Leadership opinion Graduation rates, student loans and big data Turning to analytics to improve graduation rates could also help with student debt By Dan Muse Oct 17, 2016 3 mins Big Data Analytics opinion The year of cloud ERP IT and business users have come to understand the cloud's capabilities and value proposition. By Dan Muse Aug 24, 2016 3 mins SaaS ERP Systems Cloud Computing opinion Today's CIOs mean business To capture the spirit of this year's 2016 CIO 100 winners, three simple words say it all: We Mean Business. By Dan Muse Aug 01, 2016 3 mins CIO CIO 100 IT Governance Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe