Distributing Ownership of an Organization’s Cybersecurity Risks

Cybersecurity is constantly evolving to respond to new types of threats. For years, organizations have been facing various multifaceted threats, including sophisticated cyberattacks targeting their employees and IT, OT, and IoT systems. Now, CISOs have another major concern to grapple with: compliance.

We recently spoke with Raffaele Maresca, Global CISO at AkzoNobel, about how institutions, both public and private, and governments are placing ever-stricter demands on organizations and their cybersecurity. This is driven by the need to secure ecosystems and supply chains, which are vital to many enterprises. Compliance with new laws, regulations, and contractual obligations has become a business imperative for organizations that need to or want to operate in the global market. If organizations are not seen by their customers, prospects, partners, and governments as secure and trustworthy, they will surely soon find it difficult to stay competitive.