How The Cloud Is Shifting CISO Priorities
DARKReading, DARKReading
The greatly expanding attack surface created by the cloud needs to be protected.
The challenges facing chief information security officers (CISOs) have evolved dramatically in the past decade. Today, they must align their security efforts - and budgets - with the business goals of their organization, which may range from maintaining customer confidence that their data is safe to protecting intellectual property from theft.
As a key member of the executive management team, CISOs often have board-level reporting responsibilities. They must manage a new and daunting level of technical complexity introduced by the cloud,