CISO Impact How Do You Measure Up?

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‘CISO Impact’ The effectiveness of the Information Security Team in addressing and protecting the core mission of the business.

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What Inhibits CISO Impact?

Only 4% of CISOs…

…report being "in sync" with Leadership regarding information

security assets, processes and incident response capabilities.

Source: IANS Research

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What Inhibits CISO Impact?

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Company Size does not matter. Achieving Information Security Impact on the company is not reserved for only the largest companies… 50% of small companies are top performers (“Executive”). Source: IANS Research

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74% Of C-Level Executives don’t Believe that CISOs should have a Seat at the Leadership Table

Source: ThreatTrack Security

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So, how do CISOs have

IMPACT if they are not included on the

leadership team?

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And, how do CISOs

GET INVITED to the leadership table?

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IANS engaged with over 200 CISOs at Fortune1000™ companies to answer one primary question:

“How do top performing CISOs think, act and operate?”

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Top finding: High-performing CISOs have figured out

how to have maximum impact on their companies to the point where information security is integral to

business operations.

How did they get there? Source: IANS Research

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The “7 Factors of CISO Impact” High-performing CISOs have mastered

the 7 Factors of CISO Impact

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