The CISO Evolution: From Security Gatekeeper To Strategic Leader
SearchSecurity, Friday, June 27th, 2025
Amid accelerating digital transformation and growing regulatory pressure, leading CISOs have emerged from behind the scenes and taken the stage as influential business leaders.
The chief information security officer was once the guardian of networks, firewalls and endpoints -- a purely technical authority charged with fending off cyberthreats and, later, ensuring compliance. The traditional CISO operated mainly behind the scenes, often siloed within IT and primarily focused on incident response and operational security.