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Security
Perceived CISO Role in next three years
As an organizational risk manager
18%
24%
As a business enabler
As the protector of organnizational
information and intellectual asset
9%
22%
20%
35%
As the prime custodian of governance &
compliance
13%
21%
As a creator of completitive advantage
3%
11%
2017
As a catalyst of change
10% 15%
2016
Share of Total Responses (2017) vs Share of Total Responses (2016)
From seeing themselves as protectors and compliance implementers just a year ago,
CISOs clearly see themselves as business managers today. Probably the single biggest
finding of this year’s research.
In relation to your role, which of these words do you most identify with?
Compliance
59%
Protection
59%
Goverance
54%
Threat
54%
Enablement
44%
Safety
44%
Defence
31%
Risk
31%
Catalyst
26%
Prevention
26%
Vulnerability
18%
While the previous question indicates that CISOs want to be seen as business managers, they
have to travel a long distance. Even today, the words they associate most with are compliance
and protection.
One change
you will like
to see in your
organization’s
information
security
practice
“Seeing early, acting early”
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