Is Your CISO Ready To Flee?
Security Boulevard, Friday, June 20th, 2025
Companies with $1 billion in revenue or less might want to give a heads-up to HR to kickstart the search for a new CISO - because according to a study from IANS Research, your current CISO might be out the door within a year.
The 363 CISOs in SMBs surveyed for the 2025 Small and Mid-Market CISO Compensation and Budget Benchmark Report feel the same pressures as their counterparts in large enterprises - assuming more business- and risk-related responsibilities across their organizations - but with less compensation and tighter budgets.
'In many companies, it's the CISO's job to align cybersecurity priorities with business objectives and make their value visible across the organization,' says Shane Barney, CISO at Keeper Security.