HealthsystemCIO.com April 15, 2019
Because of the importance of cybersecurity and the increasing risks, most companies now have someone responsible for leading and overseeing cybersecurity. In many organizations, information security leaders (i.e., CISO, IT Security Director) report to the CIO, making it easier for him or her to directly influence cybersecurity decisions. Even when this isn’t the case, the CIO should remain heavily involved in promoting and supporting cybersecurity initiatives.
Depending on which source you read, slightly more than half of the information security individuals report to the CIO. When this is the case, the CIO has many things he or she can do to help promote cybersecurity and support their security person(s) or team. Regardless of the reporting structure, many of these will...