Organizations are struggling with internal communication barriers, which hinder their ability to address cybersecurity threats, according to Dynatrace.
The results indicate that CISOs encounter challenges in aligning security teams with the C-suite, resulting in organizational gaps in understanding cyber risk. As a result, they find themselves more exposed to advanced cyber threats, at a time when AI-driven attacks are on the rise.
The report was based on a global survey of 1,300 CISOs and ten interviews with CEOs and CFOs in enterprises with over 1,000 employees.
CISOs face organizational challenges with C-level executives
CISOs struggle to drive alignment between security teams and the C-suite, with 87% of CISOs saying application security is a blind spot at the CEO and board level.
Seven out of ten C-suite executives interviewed say security teams talk in technical terms without providing business context. However, 75% of CISOs highlight the issue is rooted in security tools that cannot generate insights that C-level executives and boards of directors can use to understand business risks and prevent threats.
Addressing this technology and communications gap is…
