Compliance needs to be viewed as a continuous, organizational process and not a reactive response, according to Cyber Security Hub’s recently released report Decreasing Risk Through Enterprise Compliance. As a myriad of industry regulations and legislation have increased complexity in C-suite decision making, CISOs must educate executives on new and evolving risks and why investments in cyber security are more critical than ever.
The desire is there. Business leaders want to understand cyber risk at a high level as it relates to overall business processes, so cyber security teams need to do a better job translating security data into business metrics, according to the 2019 ESG report, The Pressing Need For Comprehensive Cyber Risk Management.
By aligning security programs with business objectives, CISOs have an opportunity to lead their organizations and ensure cyber security and compliance go hand in hand, the enterprise compliance report said.
Governance, risk management and compliance
Because compliance and risk should go hand in hand, organizations should consider implementing a governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) program to help…
