3 Secrets to Overcoming the Communication Barrier between You and Your C-Suite
Let’s face it—C-Suite executives decide how to fund your cybersecurity initiatives, yet only a few understand your day-to-day struggles, costs, hardships…let alone new attacks. When Cybersecurity works right, breaches are dodged and your team knows how to avoid the phish. When all goes right, those executives will ask you: Do we need to spend money on this next year? The communication gap between C-suites and IT security professionals leads to underfunding, minimal executive support, and organizational cultures not appreciating or even considering cybersecurity. Remember the last time an operational initiative started without considering security? Organizations continue forward with misconfigured devices, unpatched vulnerabilities and poor cyber hygiene because C-suite mindsets are not aligned with yours. As the saying goes, “the fish rots from the head down”. You can make your security better only if those who are making decisions are not only in the loop but also understand what’s going on from a business context. In this talk, I will focus on a framework for relaying needs, wins, and critical issues to C-suite executives and boards. Bridge the gap between decision makers and your reality.