Elevating Cybersecurity: Ensuring Strategic and Sustainable Impact for CISOs

In today’s complex cyberspace, the role of the chief information security officer (CISO) is more critical and multidimensional than ever. Having evolved beyond their traditional boundaries, security leaders must navigate geopolitical volatility, technological disruption and systemic cyber risks in order to defend their organizations against expanding attack surfaces.
In today’s complex cyberspace, the role of the chief information security officer (CISO) is more critical and multidimensional than ever. Having evolved beyond their traditional boundaries, security leaders must navigate geopolitical volatility, technological disruption and systemic cyber risks in order to defend their organizations against expanding attack surfaces.
Elevating Cybersecurity: Ensuring Strategic and Sustainable Impact for CISOs spotlights cybersecurity as a strategic enabler in every organization to drive growth, trust and innovation in the digital age. The paper explores different dimensions of the CISO role, its mandate, relationships and approach to tooling, and it offers guidance for boards and CISOs to align cybersecurity strategy with organizational resilience, business growth and board expectations.