The report highlights the growing challenge of protecting a company's data, systems, and intelligence security in a time when data breaches are becoming more frequent. CIOs are responsible for ensuring the right safeguards and protections are in place, and they must act as the superintendent of the company's data and infrastructure. In recent years, CIOs have seen changes in the way they are expected to oversee and address IT security, including taking a seat at the enterprise risk management table and partnering with other departments to ensure cybersecurity is a high priority in all critical business functions. The rise of the Internet of Things is creating a wider digital ecosystem with machines, which poses new cybersecurity threats that CIOs must be prepared to address.
