Subj : Many CISOs don't feel they get the right respect from their board
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu May 16 2024 12:45:05

Many CISOs don't feel they get the right respect from their board

Date:
Thu, 16 May 2024 11:29:29 +0000

Description:
Many C-suites see CISOs as constantly nagging and being overly negative

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Many board members do not treat their Chief Information Security Officers 
(CISO) with the respect and seriousness they deserve, hurting not just the 
CISOs themselves, but the organization in its entirety. 

A from Trend Micro based on a survey of 2,600 IT and cybersecurity leaders 
found almost four in five CISOs (79%) claimed to have been pressured into 
downplaying the severity of the risks they are facing. 

Of that number, almost half (43%) were told they were being either 
repetitive, or nagging. A similar percentage (42%) were described by the 
board as overly negative, while a third (33%) were told they were out of 
hand. Higher risk of cyberattack 

Not heeding the warnings CISOs regularly state puts the entire organization 
at heightened risk of cyberattacks, and makes the board less likely to think 
strategically about cybersecurity. In fact, a third (34%) of the respondents 
said cybersecurity is still seen as a part of IT, rather than a business 
risk. 

Finally, the vast majority of the respondents (80%) said their board would 
only act decisively in an event of a breach or a cyberattack. It takes an 
attack costing roughly $200,000 to force the boards hands, the respondents 
suggested. 

The report also says that there are ways for CISOs to improve their standing 
with the board, mostly by showing the value cybersecurity brings to the 
organization: Half (46%) of respondents say that when they have been able to 
measure the business value of their cybersecurity strategy, theyve been 
viewed with more credibility. 

Higher credibility comes with benefits of its own: more budget (43%), more 
responsibility (45%), and being consulted during senior decision-making. 

Via Infosecurity Magazine More from TechRadar Pro The CISO role has changed, 
and CISOs need to change with it Here's a list of the best firewalls today 
These are the best endpoint protection tools right now



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/many-cisos-dont-feel-they-get-the-right
-respect-from-their-board


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