CISOs already have a full plate and the coming year will only add to it.
Once focused primarily on threat defense, the CISO role has expanded into that of a business strategist. In addition to mitigating attacks, responding to incidents, and ensuring compliance, today’s CISOs are increasingly taking ownership of IT and CIO-level responsibilities, all while balancing cybersecurity priorities with broader business objectives.
Modern CISOs must not only defend networks and proactively reduce risk, but also translate cyber risk into business terms for executive leadership and the board. Success now requires a blend of deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and business acumen.
At the same time, the threat landscape continues to grow more complex. Sophisticated adversaries are finding new ways to bypass enterprise defenses, while expanding attack surfaces driven by cloud adoption, AI, automation, and reliance on third-party partners introduce new vulnerabilities.
Keeping pace with these demands is no small task. To help, SearchSecurity has compiled this collection exploring what lies ahead for CISOs and their teams this year and beyond, including key predictions, emerging threats, evolving challenges, and critical technologies and processes.
