Gartner Survey Finds 69% Of Top-Performing Cisos Dedicate Time For Personal Professional Development
Destination CRM, Monday, August 28,2023
A recent survey of chief information security officers (CISOs) by Gartner, Inc. revealed that 69% of top-performing CISOs dedicate recurring time on their calendars for personal professional development. This is compared with just 36% of bottom-performing CISOs who do so.
'As the CISO role continues to rapidly evolve, it becomes even more critical for security and risk leaders to protect time for professional development,' said Chiara Girardi, Senior Principal, Research at Gartner. 'Developing new skills and knowledge as the role changes is essential to effectively serve as a strategic advisor to the business - the new CISO paradigm.'
The data was collected from 2020 through 2023 as part of a Gartner benchmarking survey of 227 CISOs. Respondents were measured on key areas of CISO effectiveness, with those scoring in the top one-third ranked as 'top performers.'