21% of CISOs pressured to not report compliance issues

Security leaders need executive backing and a robust security culture to ensure compliance isn’t treated as a checkbox exercise but as a fundamental part of business integrity and legal responsibility.

Jonathan Gill, CEO at Panaseer, said that because regulators are insisting on board accountability “CISOs are under greater scrutiny and pressured to provide stronger assurances on security controls than ever before.”

“Some CISOs have even been forced to plaster over the cracks with personal indemnity insurance,” Gill said. “But this treats the symptoms without addressing the causes. If this blame-game culture continues whilst CISOs are left powerless to provide accurate assurances, many will leave the industry.”

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