Despite repeated major, high-profile breaches, most cybersecurity teams still struggle to get sufficient funding. Despite the headlines, growth-oriented executives tend to prioritize other expenses. The challenge is to convince your board and executives that cybersecurity is as important as the latest operational priorities. Cybersecurity needs to be treated as a business function like any other business function in the organization. Use metrics and visuals to show how much of an investment can be saved through the risk of the investment. N.A. CIO and CISO at the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish: You can pay me today or tomorrow. But tomorrow includes a press release describing that we werent proactive in protecting our data and systems”]
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