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Many cybersecurity leaders take a cybersecurity breach as a personal failing, making it a difficult conversation to bring up with senior managers.
According to research from Palo Alto Networks, many leaders felt like they could have done more to prevent the breach. Of the 42% that did notify their senior leaders during a breach, they believed they had done everything they could to prevent it. However, only one third believe their senior management are open to new ideas on tackling cybersecurity
Speaking to Executive Grapevine, Greg Day, Vice President and Chief Security Officer, EMEA at Palo Alto Networks, explains why it is a workplace challenge: “Our research shows that there will always be a gap between what those close to the problem want to do to manage it and those at the top of the business, with a broader view, who need to make financial investments to support these plans.
"The specific challenge with cybersecurity is the difficulty of quantifying the potential impact to the business if they don’t make investments. Rather than relying on indicators and metrics that are typically based on what happened previously, it’s important to use metrics that show your preparedness to both identify and respond to risks, as well as to act when the unexpected does happen.”
