Who should have the ultimate responsibility for cyber security - the CIO or the CISO?

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Chief Security Officer in Software6 years ago
CISO
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CIO in Software6 years ago

CISO unless the CIO has a very strong background in Cyber Security

CTO in Software6 years ago

CISO

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CTO in Software6 years ago
The entire company, including the Board
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CxO and Startup Advisor in Software6 years ago

This is by far the best answer here...

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Chief Security Officer in Software6 years ago
I’ll add to my original comment. If a company is mature enough then I still think the CISO, but in a lot of cases, depending on who has the most business/technology responsibility, it is usually the CTO or CIO. At my last 2 companies it has been the CTO.
CTO in Software6 years ago
I don't understand the context around a company being mature enough, or not, for security to be a first-class citizen. That will never be solved by reporting structure, and security, as I at least previously implicitly said, needs to be embedded into the entire DNA of a company. Compliance != Security
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Chief Security Officer in Software6 years ago
Completely agree Mike and I think that is what all security pros strive for, but that isn’t always the reality. However, some organizations just haven’t figured out the priority of security.
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