As cyber threats grow in complexity and regulatory scrutiny intensifies, the role of executive leadership in cybersecurity is undergoing a profound change.
Organizations can no longer afford for security to remain a purely technical concern, it demands informed, active engagement from the boardroom to ensure resilience and business continuity.
At the the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2025, Jonathan Monk, CIO at the Institute of Cancer Research, a UK charity, discussed a novel approach security leaders can use to support executives in making informed and active decisions about implementing security controls and managing exposure.
Infosecurity spoke to Monk about this approach and how to execute it effectively and gain boardroom buy-in for cybersecurity.
Monk also took us behind the scenes of how sensitive medical research data is both protected and carefully shared for the advancement of science.
Infosecurity Magazine: At the Gartner Summit, you discussed how you transitioned the dialogue with executives to enable them to make informed, active cybersecurity decisions. How did you achieve this?
Jonathan Monk: This relates to the discussions with executives and…
