Why CISOs Are Left Out of Digital Transformations
Excluding security teams from the digital transformation process puts businesses at risk, but empowering security pros early in the process can have many benefits.
97% of respondents say they are investing in digital technologies to transform their business, including mobile, cloud applications, cloud infrastructures and IoT.
75% of respondents say the need to increase employee productivity drives digital transformation initiatives. 67% cite business growth, including increased customer acquisition and new products.
85% of respondents say security teams can better enable digital transformation initiatives if they are included early on in a project.
76% believe the security team is brought in too late in the digital transformation process.
96% say securing digital technologies poses the following challenges: Lack of resources. Risk of security breach. Finding the right balance between security and employee productivity. Loss of control
91% of respondents say the security team can better enable the business if given more resources.
While 89% of all respondents recognize digital transformation in their industry, only 50% believe it’s happening in their organization.
Only 27% of respondents described their company as “in the middle of a digital transformation.” But 72% have active mobile projects, 68% are involved in cloud projects, and 37% in IoT.
18% of respondents say security has been involved in all mobile, cloud, self-sufficient service, and IoT initiatives.
85% of respondents say business users avoid engaging with security teams because they are concerned that their initiatives might be blocked.