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| Source |  AlienVault Lab Blog |
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| Identifiant | 8553314 |
| Date de publication | 2024-08-07 10:00:00 (vue: 2024-08-07 10:18:24) |
| Titre | Les données révèlent un leadership non aligné: les affaires, l'informatique et la cybersécurité ne partagent pas les priorités - mais elles devraient! Data Reveals Unaligned Leadership: Business, IT, and Cybersecurity Don\\'t Share Priorities - But They Should! |
| Texte | In the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, alignment between business priorities, IT, and cybersecurity strategies is crucial for organizational resilience. However, the 2024 LevelBlue Executive Accelerator, based on the 2024 LevelBlue Futures Report, reveals a significant disconnect among technology-related C-suite executives—CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs. This disconnect highlights how their divergent roles and priorities can lead to misalignment with broader business objectives. More importantly, it underscores a critical issue: the lack of strategic alignment between executive leadership outside of tech and the crucial IT and cybersecurity domains. The Distinct Roles and Priorities of CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs • Chief Information Officers (CIOs): Strategic Planners and Risk Managers CIOs primarily focus on strategic planning, risk management, and ensuring that technology aligns with overall business goals. They are responsible for comprehensive risk assessments and integrating these insights into strategic decision-making. According to our data, 92% of CIOs are willing to embrace uncertainty concerning cyber threats, reflecting their broad perspective on risk management and strategic planning. This willingness to consider potential threats allows CIOs to craft robust frameworks to anticipate and mitigate risks, providing a sense of reassurance and confidence in their strategic planning abilities. • Chief Technology Officers (CTOs): Innovators and Compliance Balancers CTOs, on the other hand, are centered on technological development and innovation. Their primary concern is to drive the organization forward by adopting new technologies that keep the company competitive. However, this drive for innovation often comes with a significant concern for regulatory compliance. Our data shows that 73% of CTOs are concerned about regulations hindering competitiveness, a figure much higher than that of their CIO and CISO counterparts. This concern indicates that CTOs frequently find themselves balancing the need for innovation with the necessity of adhering to compliance standards. This balancing act can sometimes create friction with other C-suite roles, particularly when rapid technological advancements are prioritized over established security protocols. • Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs): Operational Security and Proactive Measures CISOs are tasked with the practical implementation of security measures and the proactive management of emerging threats. They are the front-line defenders of the organization’s cybersecurity posture, focusing on operational security. The data shows that CISOs are significantly more likely to feel that cybersecurity has become unwieldy, with 73% expressing concerns over the necessity of tradeoffs. Moreover, 66% of CISOs feel a lack of proactive measures due to reactive budgets, indicating their struggle to secure forward-looking investments in cybersecurity. This operational focus often puts CISOs at odds with both CIOs and CTOs, whose broader strategic or innovative priorities may not always align with the immediate security needs identified by CISOs. Download the LevelBlue CSuite Accelerator today! The Misalignment with Broader Business Objectives The divergence in priorities among CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs points to a broader issue: the misalignment of IT and cybersecurity priorities with overarching business goals. Executive leadership outside of the tech domain often does not fully grasp the intricate balance that needs to be maintained between strategic planning, technological innovation, and operational security. This lack of alignment can lead to several is |
| Notes | ★★★ |
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