State of the CISO 2024: Doing More With Less
summary
A joint IANS and Artico survey of 660 respondents shows only 20% C-level CISOs, a 65/35 split reporting to tech versus business, and about half reporting to the board quarterly (those board reporters are far more satisfied). Budgets grow modestly—6% average budget increase—while staff and compensation represent 38% staff spend of security budgets. Scope creep, multi-role functional heads, top-quartile hires costing >$500K, cloud shifts, security‑champion programs and tool consolidation drive hiring, retention and board‑reporting strategies.
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chapters (26)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:04CISO role evolution
- 4:10CISO rank in hierarchy
- 6:39CISO scope creep
- 8:26Career growth without job change
- 10:12Risk ownership across functions
- 11:57From office of no to trusted advisor
- 13:25Board reporting frequency
- 15:51Building board visibility
- 17:15Cyber scorecards for boards
- 20:24Budget trends in cybersecurity
- 23:36Staffing challenges in security
- 26:24Security leader compensation trends
- 29:11Building CISO leadership team
- 31:23Geographic variability in security compensation
- 34:36Overseeing multiple security functions
- 36:43Retention strategies for security teams
- 39:30Documenting risk ownership
- 40:58Security champion programs
- 42:01Upleveling board messaging
- 43:23Mentorship for CISO growth
- 44:06Professional development roadmap
- 44:50CISO reporting structures
- 45:54CISO and CIO role convergence
- 47:26Security tool consolidation
- 48:30Q&A
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