Organizations today have to balance the need for continuous evolution along the digital continuum with the need to protect their data and operations and keep cyber risk at an acceptable level. The chief information security officer (CISO) role is uniquely positioned to help organizations manage those dualities, but it requires a different set of leadership qualities for CISOs that goes well beyond their traditional role as guardians of all things technological.
An organization that goes too far in one direction risks missing valuable business opportunities, delaying technological improvements and slowing its ability to compete in the global marketplace. Going too far in the other direction could mean exposing the business to new levels of cyber risk in the course of undertaking a digital transformation — and the real possibility that these risks will rise above the tolerance level of the organization.
To account for this challenge, here are the leadership qualities CISOs must possess in order to guide their organizations down the middle of the road, taking on just the right amount of risk and adopting a suitable pace for their digital transformation.
The Evolving Responsibilities of the CISO
A 2019 report by pwc and Harvard Business Review (HBR) Analytic Services shed light on the ongoing evolution of the CISO role. Survey participants were asked about the CISO’s responsibilities today compared to three years from now. For the CISO of today, building and maintaining threat-resistant systems was the top priority (56 perc ..
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