By 2027, 75% of employees will acquire, modify or create technology outside IT’s visibility — up from 41% in 2022.
The Gartner IT Roadmap for Cybersecurity is based on unbiased research and interactions with thousands of organizations across all industries and sectors. CIOs, CISOs, and security and risk leaders can execute a smart, effective initiative by following best practices detailed in the roadmap.
Managing information security and risk in today’s business environment is a huge challenge. We provide CISOs and other information security leaders like you with the indispensable insights, advice and tools needed to advance your security operations and achieve the mission-critical priorities of your organization, beyond just the information technology practice.
ChatGPT and large language models are the early signs of how generative AI will shape many business processes. Security and risk management leaders, specifically CISOs, and their teams need to secure how their organization builds and consumes generative AI, and navigate its impacts on cybersecurity.
The 2023 Technology Adoption Roadmap for Security and Risk Management maps out 49 security-related technologies according to their adoption phase, deployment risk and enterprise value. The research shows how the technologies are being prioritized by the SRM leaders, as well as how they perceive the risk and value associated with each technology.
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As the information technology landscape evolves, the role of a CISO is becoming more challenging, and the expectations of the CIO and overall organization are becoming higher. It is critical for new CISOs to approach the role with a plan to create a robust security architecture and reporting structure that will help them set a strong foundation for the future.
A CISO’s success depends on two important achievements: (1) establishing a personal brand of credibility and leadership, and (2) laying the foundation for a defensible security program.
Much like their CIO counterparts, information security experts operating as Chief Information Security Officers will need to evolve with their roles as the C-suite digitally upskills.
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As with many key business functions, effective cybersecurity professionals need to hold strong relationships with non-IT stakeholders. The influence of the Chief Information Security Officer needs to be understood, respected and adhered to, so cultivating rapport with management and executives who are responsible for decision making and implementing security risk strategies is vital.
While experience in their current role, experience in their current industry and high industry regulations are keys to successful CISO output, the effectiveness of an organization’s CISO can be determined by their ability to execute against a set of four outcomes:
Functional leadership: As the leader of the information security function, CISO leadership is imperative in meeting security objectives.
Information security service delivery: With virtually every business capability today enabled by technology, CISOs must not only protect their organization, but also help it meet its objectives through delivery of quality services that support business objectives.
Scaled governance: Distributed decision making has expanded the volume and variety of information risk decisions that cyber risk experts need to support, so a successful CISO will need to be able to scale governance to meet the demand and increase cooperation with information security recommendations.
Enterprise responsiveness: In addition to ensuring governance, CISOs must cultivate an environment where decision makers understand and care about information security and consider security implications in their decision making. They must champion the importance of information risk and cybersecurity effectively.
Security leaders, including the Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, need to lead their organizations through digital transformation, but importantly, also need to deliver value throughout that process. Keys to delivering value to the business include:
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The needs of CISOs are rapidly evolving as they face next-generation cyber challenges. Gartner provides insights, advice and tools to help cybersecurity leaders drive smarter and faster decisions.
