Understanding the role of the CISO
As CEO, your role is to challenge your CISO to think differently, to move beyond their technical knowledge and align their thinking with business priorities. It is in your interest to help the CISO succeed as a strategic partner, creating a framework that enables a business’s progress toward its goals while achieving security and privacy.
The role of a CISO is still greatly misunderstood, and while things are progressively improving, too many organizations have yet to hire a CISO. Many organizations still believe their security is a technical requirement provided by their IT department. In Asia, when Magda inquired about vendors’ cybersecurity, she was typically directed to an IT manager instead of a CISO.
Businesses that comprehend the expanding relevance and power of digitalization and digital transformation must appreciate the value of a CISO. The dependency on and increasingly faster adoption of new technologies means the...
