What is a CISO today? We don’t have to go too far back to a time when they were part of the IT team, directing IT staff and planning cybersecurity defenses. Though vital work, CISOs previously were not part of upper management and left little impact on the core business. The ever-increasing risk of a cybersecurity breach, and the spiraling cost of cleaning up afterwards, has changed this.
Today, many CISOs sit on the board of directors, the C in their title reflected in a new C-suite status. As no modern business can operate without IT infrastructure, their contributions are as key as the CFO or COO.
