New-to-the-role CIOs face the daunting task of quickly coming up to speed on the business priorities of their organization and potential security threats, all while building relationships with other members of the C-suite.
With so many competing demands, how should new CIOs focus their time and budgets to establish themselves as indispensable strategic leaders?
A 2024 Gartner survey of 504 CIOs and IT executives offers clear guidance, said Srinath Sampath, a vice president analyst at the research and advisory firm.
“More than any other part of their jobs, cybersecurity and risk management were deemed to be the most critical activities that they absolutely needed to get right, otherwise their jobs would be at stake,” Sampath said, speaking at this month’s Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo event in Orlando, Fla.
Sampath said that as their companies’ “de facto chief technology risk officers,” new CIOs must promptly implement a process for mitigating the top technology risks for the enterprise, while providing assurance to stakeholders.
Because few CIOs have an unlimited budget for risk management, they must first gain an understanding of their organization’s business goals in order to…
