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Chief information security officers (CISOs) and other information
security executives increasingly find themselves in the line of fire,
and not just from cyberattackers. These security professionals are
being bombarded with escalating demands and expectations from
CEOs and corporate boards who find their digitally dependent
organizations at significant risk from a wide varietyof cyberthreats.
For enterprises, the average financial loss for a single cybersecurity
event was $884,000 in 2017, up from $471,000 in 2016. – 2017 U.S.
State of Cybercrime Survey.
The rapid emergence of cybersecurity as a critical business concern
has thrust CISOs and their infosec teams into the spotlight. On
the bright side, this new prominence gives security executives the
opportunity to play roles that are more strategic and impactful within
their organisations.
Conversely, CISOs who do not fully grasp the broad range of
business objectives being pursued by the C-suite – objectives both
within and beyond the security real – risk being marginalized and
may struggle to succeed.
The growing volume and diversity of cyberattacks aren’t the only
factors driving the rise of cybersecurity’s strategic importance.
Also at play is a rising recognition that cybersecurity is more than a
discrete and isolated IT function. CISOs focused only on protecting
data, repelling attackers, and providing other IT defenses are missing
the bigger business picture. n
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