Only 49 percent of companies currently employ a CSO or CISO, according to Cybrarys 2016 Cyber Security Job Trends Report. A CISO is required to prioritize information security and be a strategic enabler for the business. The most important point companies must understand is why they have made the decision to hire a CISO. Serenova hired Stuart Clark as its first-ever CISO in March in a bid to drive further business growth. The consensus is that businesses should define what they want in a chief information security officer.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3199045/how-and-why-to-hire-a-ciso.html