Ask the Right Questions: How Building Trust Brings Value

In this episode of The New CISO, host Steve Moore speaks with Aleksandar Radosavljevic, Global CISO at Global Fashion Group, about building trust, measuring resilience, and the evolving role of the security leader.

Aleksandar shares how his unexpected pivot from electrical engineering to cybersecurity sparked a passion for protecting systems and solving problems. With over two decades of experience across pharma, manufacturing, and tech, he offers insights into how security leaders can establish trust, drive business value, and focus on what really matters.

The conversation covers the art of starting strong in a new CISO role, navigating interviews with curiosity and care, and avoiding common traps like overcomplicating metrics or chasing the latest tools without mastering the basics.

Key Topics Covered:

• Why pharma’s mission-driven work made a lasting impact on Aleksandar
• Career advice for cybersecurity newcomers: follow learning, not just industry
• How CISOs can build early trust by listening and understanding the business
• Red flags and green lights during the CISO interview process
• Why being challenged in an interview signals a healthy security culture
• The problem with vanity metrics—and what to track instead
• Aleksandar’s favorite KPIs: time to detect, respond, and contain incidents
• The role of situational awareness in building cyber resilience
• How simplifying language helps CISOs align with executive teams
• Why mandate and mindset matter more than reporting lines

Aleksandar’s story is a reminder that cybersecurity leadership is about more than tools and tactics—it’s about trust, transparency, and transforming security from a blocker into a true business enabler.