Your CISO’s understanding of your business

Depending on their career progression and experience, some CISOs may have little to no understanding of the other areas of the business or the business itself. Because cyber resilience is a business risk, an effective CISO must align all cyber frameworks with the business goals.

A common misconception many CxO teams make about the CISO is that the CISO is an enforcer of security. Instead, the CxO team needs to appreciate that the CISO brings a boardroom-level, risk-focused conversation about the impact cyber risks have in terms of business disruption, data breaches, data loss, non-compliance with regulatory requirements, and so on. More crucially and specifically, the CISO understands the financial consequences of these risks, which can in extreme conditions affect the viability of the business itself.

The CISO needs to be a part of your corporate or enterprise risk management team. They must communicate with others on the team...