Security News > 2022 > December > CISO roles continue to expand beyond technical expertise

The research shows the CISO seat to be relatively industry-agnostic-with 84% of CISOs having a career history of working across multiple sectors-with today's CISOs expected to bring more breadth of leadership to their role as they move away from being technical experts.

CISO profiles have changed dramatically-36% of CISOs analyzed with a graduate degree received a higher degree in business administration or management.

CISO turnover rates have declined-but still remain high with 45% of global CISOs having been in their current role for two years or less, down from 53% in 2021, with 18% turnover year-over-year.

"I also feel that over the last eight to 10 years, the CISO role has become a CISO plus role: CISO plus engineering, CISO plus physical security, CISO plus operational resiliency, or CISO plus product security. As a result, we've seen multiple CISOs that have done a great job with cybersecurity, fusion centers, SOC, and leadership. This has paved the way for the CISO office to become a business enabler and also a transformational technology function."

The research shows a decrease in the percentage of CISOs hired externally in the last year, compared to 2021, indicating a potential shift towards an organization's next CISO already operating inside the business.

"The not-so-secret secret is that no CISO can accomplish much in one or two years. Most CISOs change roles because of one of three reasons," shares Shamoun Siddiqui, CISO at Neiman Marcus Group.

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