CISOs and their Boards of Directors: Viewing Cyber Risk Differently

CISOs – the senior level executives responsible for developing and implementing cybersecurity programs for corporations and other organizations – are not happy campers these days. And it’s not just because they are chronically understaffed and under constant pressure. As it turns out, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) often don’t see eye-to-eye with boards of directors on a number of fronts, even though boards have been taking cybersecurity more seriously and typically ask more sophisticated questions about risk exposure and management. This further adds to CISO frustration. Things…