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CISOs Now Expected to Drive Business Success Beyond Cybersecurity

CISOs' new role? Drive business success. Align IT strategy, prioritize network visibility, and ensure flexibility in hybrid environments for better performance and productivity.

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CISOs Now Expected to Drive Business Success Beyond Cybersecurity

Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are now expected to play a more strategic role in driving business success, going beyond mere cybersecurity. This shift is particularly crucial in hybrid working environments where flexibility and user experience are key.

To demonstrate the direct impact of information architecture on business outcomes, CISOs should focus on delivering benefits that extend beyond simple cybersecurity. This includes prioritizing the visibility of network architecture to ensure security, reliability, and proactive monitoring of environments.

CISOs must extend their expertise beyond cybersecurity to align IT strategy with business strategy. This alignment is essential for contributing to better business outcomes through secure operations and good user experiences. For instance, consolidating and integrating network architecture can reduce complexity, cost, and risk, while improving user experiences.

In hybrid working environments, flexible network and security architectures are crucial. They facilitate a better employee experience and deliver greater business benefits. This flexibility can lead to improved performance and a simpler environment, ultimately increasing productivity and demonstrating tangible results of CISOs' efforts.

In today's digitized workplace, a strong cybersecurity posture is vital for business success. CISOs are now expected to contribute to better business outcomes by aligning IT strategy with business strategy, prioritizing network visibility, and ensuring flexible network architectures in hybrid environments. These efforts can lead to improved performance, increased productivity, and tangible results that showcase the direct impact of information architecture on business outcomes.

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