With the proliferation of more and more sensitive data, expanding connectivity, and the adoption of automated processes, new research from Accenture argues c-suite and IT decision makers need to embrace a different approach to cybersecurity to effectively protect against future cyber risks.
While most companies have a chief information security officer (CISO) or assigned cybersecurity to a c-suite executive, such as a chief information officer (CIO), often, these leaders have limited influence on cybersecurity strategy outside their departments. Additionally, nearly half of CISOs acknowledge that their responsibilities for securing the organisation are growing faster than their ability to address security issues.
The new study called “Securing the Future Enterprise Today – 2018,” polled more than 1,400 c-level executives, 73 per cent of whom agreed that cybersecurity staff and activities need to be dispersed throughout all parts of the organisation, while cybersecurity remains centralised in 74 per cent of companies.
Moreover, there is little indication that c-suite executives expect to shift more responsibility for cybersecurity to business units. For example, 25 per cent…
