Expanding the Role of CISOs on Boards>
Hunt Scanion Media
DHR Global has been actively focusing on what the right cybersecurity expertise encompasses at the board level, how it will dovetail with other board positions such as the chief information officer, and is recommending its clients get ahead of the new rules by recruiting highly qualified chief information security officers (CISO) to take their seats at the table as board directors. “Thanks to the SEC’s new cybersecurity requirements and the growing threats evolving from digital technology and the use cases and business models they enable, there is a huge opportunity for CISOs to broaden their roles into the boardroom,” said the search firm in a new report.

According to DHR’s proprietary research, to date only seven of the 500 largest public companies in the U.S. have an experienced CISO currently sitting on their corporate board of directors.

“The ideal board CISO provides a competitive advantage and brings relevant, recent experience from the last two years, has a long lens when it comes to the latest cyber vulnerabilities and a strategic, proactive outlook, and is able to communicate effectively regarding what risk management entails at the board level,” said DHR’s Kathryn Ullrich, managing partner in the advanced technology practice. “They understand IT security but also the company’s strategy and how IT should support that strategy.”
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