Security executives must take the lead in convening the business and having discussions about how security becomes a strategic lever. In 2016, more than 4.2 billion records were breached in 4,149 separate incidents globally. Security officers no longer have to waste time legitimizing security as a business risk; they should be the lead executives who provide the insightful information and details on business impact that business leaders need to make sound decisions. In 2015, Lloyd’s of London estimated that cyberattacks cost businesses as much as $400 billion a year, including direct costs plus residual post-attack business effects.”]