2022 saw a shift in responsibility for chief information security officers (CISOs). Coalfire's second State of CISO Influence report explores the expanding influence of CISOs and other security leaders.
The report revealed that the CISO role is maturing quickly, and the position is experiencing more equity in the boardroom. In the last year alone, there was a 10-point uptick in CISOs doing monthly reporting to the board. Of the security leaders surveyed, 78% say they are consulted early in project development when business objectives are first identified and two-thirds are now making presentations to the highest levels of enterprise authority. 56% of CISOs present security metrics to their CEOs, up from 43% in 2021.