Gartner Report
Aligning Business Objectives with
Security Posture
Achieving Board-Level Focus
Garner reviews hundreds of cybersecurity board presentations annually and has found
that "nonexecutive board of directors surveyed report that they are willing to accept
greater risk to generate additional growth through expanding product lines, or due to
the long-term economic uncertainty that is affecting the business." To remedy this, we
believe CIOs must make potential breach damage, loss of customers, and fines more
financially tangible and align the risks with their security posture in order to make risk
management a board-evel focus.
Developing a Strategy
Developing a strategy that aligns with the business goals and objectives and creating
KPIs is vital in order to monitor risks and their potential to overwhelm the organization's
risk appetite. Through this strategy, CISOs can provide board-level focus that will help
to reduce risk exposure and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Effective Risk Management
CIOs must be able to effectively manage the risk factors that are associated with their
organization's security posture. With the right risk management strategy, they can
ensure that they are constantly monitoring and measuring risk levels, while also
reducing the risk of potential data breaches. By doing so, CISOs can provide
board-level focus that will help to reduce risk exposure and ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
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