CISOs Need To Be Forceful To Gain Leverage In The Boardroom
HelpNet Security, Tuesday, September 12,2023
Over 70% of CISOs feel that the importance of information security is not recognised by senior leadership, according to BSS.
The CISOs said their top four highest investment priorities in 2023 are change management (35%), information security resilience (34%), data security (32%), and information security assurance and testing (32%). These findings suggest a certain amount of information security maturity from organizations of all sizes, but the basics should never be underestimated, and multiple challenges are scuppering progress.
Poor attitude towards information security
Of the 150 information security decision makers surveyed, 28% of CISOs agreed that the value of their role was recognised by the board. 22% stated that they are actively involved in wider business strategy and decision making.