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NASCIO Cybersecurity Study , as the attack surface expands and new cyberthreats emerge , this brings substantial risks to organisations ’ data security .
Back to Xalient ’ s research , a staggering 99 % of organisations we surveyed experienced a security attack in the last 12 months with 44 % of respondents saying a recent breach had originated via a remote or hybrid worker . Organisations are under constant attack and CISOs cannot let their guard down if they are to protect their corporate assets , the job is never truly finished .
Talking in the right language
CISOs need to translate technical information on security and threats into business conversations or impact statements that CEOs or CFOs might better understand . However , CEOs are demanding more updates from senior security leaders , and the expectation to demonstrate ROI on security spending appears to still be hit or miss . That said , cybersecurity leaders who can calculate and communicate ROI on key cybersecurity projects , initiatives and operations are better able to effectively navigate budgeting decisions .
As outlined above , the skills shortage is also exerting pressure on CISOs . Sometimes teams are having to manage on very tight budgets with few resources , and that ’ s especially true in relation to security specialists across every layer and into senior levels . In parallel CISOs are under pressure to adapt to new regulations , such as those from the U . S . Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ), the EU NIS2 and DORA , which all have cybersecurity disclosure requirements as authorities seek to elevate cybersecurity performance , gain an accurate picture of risk and tip the scale in the defenders ’ favour .
To meet these new regulations and be compliant will involve more auditing and more reporting – requiring more skills and more resources .
How SASE solutions reduce pressure on CISOs
With these regulatory obligations and government oversight of cybersecurity on the rise , CISOs need
Organisations are under constant attack and CISOs cannot let their guard down . vendors and partners they can trust and who can provide solutions to all these challenges . This is one of the reasons we are seeing a marked uptake in the adoption of SASE . In fact , according to its 2024 CIO and Technology Executive Survey , Gartner expects that 60 % of enterprises will have clear-cut strategies to adopt SASE by 2025 . Why is this the case ?
SASE creates a single network for all an organisation ’ s data centres , offices and remote workers . It simplifies access rights by utilising unique user identities and policy definitions . A secure network infrastructure typically requires multiple different solutions and can become unmanageable , due to significant
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