The new world we’ve found ourselves living in since the global pandemic struck in 2020 has been particularly beneficial to cyber criminals, who adapted their attack strategy to exploit practically everything from vaccination mandates to elections and the shift to remote and hybrid work, and more. This exacerbated cyber threat landscape resulted in record-high figures of ransomware attacks and data breaches across the world, and there is, unfortunately, no sign of this letting up as we head into 2022.

What this means for the enterprise is that cybersecurity has now been elevated to the top of the business agenda, making CISOs’ a.k.a chief information security officers’ role more important than ever. And as organizations go digital, remote and hybrid, CISOs’ role will continue to evolve from behind closed doors to a more strategic and influential one.

Therefore, to succeed in the post-pandemic era, CISOs must rethink their security strategies and stay abreast with the latest cybersecurity trends to navigate a new threat landscape. CXOToday finds out from Security experts on what 2022 has in store for CISOs and the evolving role of security leaders for the coming year.

Acting as a connect between security and consumer confidence

“CISOs have been around for almost four decades now. One of the reasons that make this role pivotal today is the hybrid workplace model. Most companies, including ours, went either partially or fully remote during COVID. During this time several employees have permanently shifted to their hometowns, and employers are now expected to adapt to a hybrid model where working from home is acceptable. Employers have also adapted to this model, but guaranteeing the safety of information has become a challenge now. With employees connecting to various networks in different places, using the same devices that contain customer sensitive information to connect online, the variables involved in creating a safe online workplace have rapidly increased.

Governance, data loss, and security architecture have never been more important than today. CISOs today need to be highly versatile and serve as the connecting bond between security, privacy, and consumer confidence and that shall be the game changer in the near future.” – Narinder Kumar, Co-Founder & COO, TO THE NEW.

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