New Research: The Confidence Gap Between CISOs and Their Boards Is Real, and It's Measurable

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Pulse Security AI calls for boards and security leaders to define cyber risk appetite in new report: The CISO-Board Communication Gap

Boards of directors believe they understand their company’s security posture and what it means for the business. The security leaders presenting to them are far less sure. Only 12.5% of security leaders are very confident their board walks away understanding the true state of the program, and 55% of boards have never formally defined what cyber risk the company is willing to accept.

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Pulse Security AI unveiled these findings today in The CISO-Board Communication Gap, a research report drawing on more than 80 senior practitioners, examining how security leaders report to their boards and what gets lost between the two.

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“For a decade, the industry has told security leaders to communicate better with the board,” said Mike Armistead, CEO and...

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