CISOs’ 2023 Priorities: Invest in Teams, Data and Cloud Security
Summary
CISOs interviewed by Wiz recommend strengthening collaboration and staff capabilities, protecting cloud data, investing in security data and measured innovation, and prioritizing value from existing tools.
Key points
- CISOs recommend closer collaboration across organizational teams to manage risk.
- With headcount and budgets under scrutiny, leaders suggest developing existing staff through training, tools and greater authority.
- Takeda’s Mike Towers advises protecting cloud resources at the data level, applying Zero Trust principles and monitoring activity.
- Security leaders should reserve some budget and time for innovation while demonstrating its business value.
- Investing in security data can help teams understand normal activity, identify anomalies and make sense of alerts.
- Prioritize completing existing initiatives and getting value from current tools before buying additional solutions.
Article Details
- Topic
- CISO security priorities and investment strategies for 2023
People
Chris BurrowsCISO of Rocket Companies; discussed internal collaboration, team development, and making better use of existing security capabilities.Emily HeathFormer CISO/CSO at DocuSign and United Airlines; discussed investing in existing talent, security innovation, and prioritization.Mike TowersChief Digital Trust Officer at Takeda; discussed cloud data protection, Zero Trust, and investing in security data capabilities.