Should a CISO reports to the CIO or the CEO?

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Director of Information Security Operations in Consumer Goods5 years ago

BOD always preferred

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Managing Director in Software5 years ago

CEO not CIO

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Head of IT Service Operations (APAC/EMEA) in Software5 years ago

CEO, however depond how an organization is structured.

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Managing Director in Software5 years ago

Shifting the CISO Reporting Structure. According to K logix, more than half of CISOs report to the chief information officer (CIO) while 15 percent report to the chief executive officer (CEO). The rest report to the chief operation officer (COO) or a risk management leade

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Director of Operations5 years ago

CISO should report to COO or the CEO.

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