In a world where cyberattacks can destroy the business model of entire corporations within hours, the role of the head of ...

The 2026 State of the CISO Benchmark Report is based on the sixth annual IANS and Artico Search CISO Compensation and Budget Research Study. Data was collected between April and November 2025 and ...

CISOs' roles are expanding and they're working with other C-suite leaders more, but the job is getting harder.

"Jerry Bessette serves as Chief Operating Officer for Cyber Defense Labs. He brings a long-standing, successful c-suite leadership career in cyber security consulting, digital forensics investigations ...

SecurityWeek examines the CISO Outlook for 2026, with the purpose of preparing cybersecurity leaders for what lies ahead in ...

The evolving power of the modern CISOCISOs must have the authority, visibility and resources to lead, as they transform ...

Let’s role-play the title “Chief Information Security Officer” (CISO) as various chess pieces, each representing different aspects of the challenges and responsibilities faced in this critical ...

In an era where data is both an asset and a liability, organizations are grappling with an unprecedented intersection of cybersecurity risk and regulatory pressure. Against this backdrop, a new hybrid ...

Trellix today announced a new report, Mind of the CISO: CISO Crossroads, which found most CISOs (84%) believe the role needs to be split into two functions—one technical and one business-focused—to ...

It revealed that 46% of respondents now hold executive titles (e.g., EVP, SVP), while 27% are VPs and 27% are directors. This ...

CSO Hall of Fame inductees expect broader responsibilities, more pressure and a higher level of accountability in the years ahead As executive vice president and CISO, Jerry Geisler is a top-level ...

More than a decade ago I wrote a blog post entitled, Top five mistakes new IT security leaders make. What may surprise you is that, despite all of the advances and changes in the technology and ...