CEOs, boards of directors, DevOps, developers — it seems like everyone is responsible for security except for actual security teams. Our review of recent industry studies shows how confusion about job roles is causing potentially damaging conflict.
A new survey by Scale Venture Partners finds that 65% believe that someone in the C-suite is ultimately accountable for security. A majority of C-level executives would be understanding and help the security team in the event of a significant security breach, but 29% of chief information security officers (CISOs) in U.K. domain name broker Nominet’s latest report also believe the employee or contractor responsible for the breach would be fired. With their jobs on the line, security professionals are skeptical that cybersecurity is everyone’s job.
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