CISO Stature Rises, But Security Budgets Remain Tight
DARKReading, Tuesday, May 27th, 2025
The rate of compensation gains has slowed from the COVID years, and budgets remain largely static due to economic fears, but CISOs are increasingly gaining executive status and responsibilities.
Chief information security officers (CISOs) are being paid better than ever, more likely to be an executive - or report directly to an executive - and have expanding responsibilities. Yet tight security budgets continue to be a major challenge.
Overall, the top cybersecurity professional is doing well at large companies and has proven their value but continually has to work to link security to business opportunities rather than costs, according to two surveys published this week.