The research also showed that 90% of public companies lack even one qualified cyber expert, showing a significant cyber board supply-demand gap. A recently released report on CISO board readiness conducted by IANS Research in collaboration with Artico Search and The CAP Group, found that less than half of the CISOs stand out as board candidates. So, what skills do CISOs need — aside from cybersecurity expertise — to be considered credible board members? CISOs also need to understand risk to speak to a board. In addition, CISOs must understand business risk.

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Persons: Kakolowski, Nick Kakolowski, Steffen, Chris Steffen, Larry Whiteside, CISO, Ember, Whiteside, CISOs Organizations: IANS Research, CAP Group, Enterprise Management Associates, Cloud Security Alliance, University of South Locations: RegScale, University of South Florida