Productivity vs Security: How CIOs And CISOs Can See Eye To Eye
VentureBeat, Monday, June 24th, 2024
When it comes to cybersecurity, organizations often tread a fine line. Of course, they want the most robust defense possible. But at the same time, they don't want the solutions to over-burden employees with intrusive security requirements that slow productivity.
A perfect example is multi-factor authentication, or MFA. While it's been proven to be a strong deterrent against the rising number of identity-based attacks, many organizations have been slow to adopt the common-sense security protocol because employees hate the extra steps required to log in to regularly-used systems.
It's often up to the CIO and the CISO to manage the delicate balance between safety and efficiency. And as cybersecurity increasingly becomes an enterprise-wide risk, amplified by the new risks that might be introduced by the anticipated growth of AI within most businesses, the CIO and CISO must work closer than ever to ensure their company's IT assets are protected - with the least interruption possible for end users.