CISOs frequently encounter inherent conflicts with business colleagues in their day-to-day responsibilities. In many ways, this is the nature of setting security policies for an organization. But the goal for CISOs should be to reset this dynamic and forge a strong, collaborative alliance with their critical leadership counterparts.
Take the CFO, for example. For many CISOs, a phone call from the CFO often signals bad news — perhaps an impending budget cut due to business challenges. In some enterprises, the CIO reports directly to the CFO and has developed more experience navigating the CFO’s perspective — not so for the CISO.
In a recent CFO and CISO ADAPT Alliance lunch event, Dipak Golencha, global CFO of Palo Alto Networks,stressed how strategically important it is for these two executives to learn to speak the same language.
