CISO Survival Guide: 8 Cyber Security Challenges & How to Navigate Them

We’ve asked 8 experts how they recommend maneuvering through a tumultuous cyber security threat landscape — here are their solutions

Portnox’s survey data shows that 77% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are “very” or “extremely” worried about their jobs. (Who can blame them?) The cyber security threat landscape is continually shifting. CISOs are left scrambling for solid ground after many industry changes have come down the pike over the past several years:

• Stagnant or modestly growing budgets
• Continually evolving threats and seemingly new security and privacy protection requirements (data privacy, breach reporting, etc.)
• Inundating (and sometimes contradictory) frameworks and guidelines
• Changing technologies and concerns about future technologies (think cryptographically relevant quantum computers [CRQCs])
• Increasing personal liability when things go wrong

It’s no wonder that CISOs are leaving roles significantly sooner than in previous years, serving an average of just 23 months. BlackFog Research reports that nearly three in four CISOs are either actively looking for alternative employment opportunities or want to leave their roles due to the stressors and increasing personal liability.

So, what’s a CISO to do when trying to navigate an increasingly difficult terrain? We asked CISOs and other cybersecurity experts how to tackle today’s top cybersecurity challenges — here’s what they said.

Let’s hash it out.

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