Security News > 2021 > May > Enterprise leaders now see cybersecurity as a business advantage

Enterprise leaders who previously viewed cybersecurity as part of traditional infrastructure have shifted to rapidly invest in integrated, cloud-based approaches, with ripple effects on innovation, distributed workforce security and competitive advantages, Forcepoint and WSJ Intelligence revealed.

Leaders now see cybersecurity as the key to business advantage with 45% stating they have greatly accelerated digital transformation as a result of the pandemic, 48% reporting cybersecurity's bigger role in enabling innovation and 41% agreeing that it delivers a competitive edge.

"Industry leaders are emphatically pointing to a very different future for cybersecurity," said Nicolas Fischbach, global CTO and VP of SASE engineering at Forcepoint.

SASE is the new de facto standard for cybersecurity.

"As enterprises operate their business in a world with seemingly endless options, cybersecurity professionals will need to evolve their roles," commented Elizabeth Nann, Executive Director of Global Consumer Insights at Wall Street Journal Intelligence.

Cybersecurity now permanently in the boardroom 74% reallocated funds to cybersecurity programs during COVID-19.

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