Understanding the CIO’s role and the impacts their decisions have on cybersecurity

Today, the CIO is the most senior executive in an enterprise who enables the business with technology solutions. Sometimes, in smaller organizations, this role can be referred to as the IT director.

The role of the CIO has evolved significantly throughout the years. Starting in the 1980s, businesses started utilizing technologies such as computers, databases, and even communication networks as a way to improve workforce productivity. This meant that the CIO was highly focused on technical solutions for a very utilitarian purpose. As business needs have changed, with technology universally seen as a business enabler, the importance of the CIO has expanded. Nowadays, CIOs must possess various hard and soft skills to succeed in this position, striking a balance between business requirements and organizational productivity with the appropriate technology solutions, while operating their very own...