CISO role changes as cyber-risk appetites in the C-suite grow | TechTarget
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While cybersecurity incidents are inevitable, they're rarely existential threats, according to Will Candrick, analyst at Gartner, who discussed shifting cyber-risk appetites during a session at the firm's 2026 Security and Risk Management Summit.
"In the long run, the likelihood of having an incident is 100%," Candrick said, adding that it's not a question of if it happens but when. In most cases, however, fallout is short-lived. "The impact, as painful and immediate as it may be, is disruptive but typically fleeting."
For years, enterprises have suffered blistering data breaches and, in most cases, have bounced back. C-suite attitudes toward cybersecurity incidents are shifting to reflect that reality, according to Gartner, with executives becoming accustomed to the occasional cyberattack. A recent surveyfound 71% of board members are now willing to accept greater cyber-risk to achieve their business goals. For CISOs, that likely means...
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