Cybersecurity has struggled for many years to make it onto the boardroom agenda. The perception of it as a purely technology function with limited strategic importance has led many organizations to take a short-term, check-box approach to managing cyber risk. This grossly undervalues the role cyber can and should have. In fact, one 2023 study finds that half (51%) of global business decision makers (BDMs) still consider it a “it a necessary cost but not a revenue contributor”, while 38% see it as a barrier rather than business enabler.

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from comforte Blog authored by Thomas Stoesser. Read the original post at: https://insights.comforte.com/cybersecurity-in-the-boardroom-a-strategic-driver-for-growth