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Aligning security and business strategies

CIO

By Sean Duca, vice president and regional chief security officer for Asia Pacific and Japan at Palo Alto Networks Some economists predict that we could soon face a global recession. This is the time when many CFOs trawl through every line item in the budget, looking for potential savings.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

This includes spending on strengthening cybersecurity (35%), improving customer service (32%) and improving data analytics for real-time business intelligence and customer insight (30%). CIOs anticipate an increased focus on cybersecurity (70%), data analysis (55%), data privacy (55%), AI/machine learning (55%), and customer experience (53%).

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H1 2022 cybersecurity product-led growth market map

TechCrunch

It’s no different in the cybersecurity space. To find out, I analyzed more than 800 products from over 600 vendors using information from open sources, including Google, Gartner, CB Insights and startup/vendor lists from different sources. The below map summarizes the state of product-led growth in the cybersecurity industry.

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The art of selling: IT budget approval made easier

CIO

Because as a young CIO, I was struggling with obtaining budget approvals for a range of IT initiatives. A majority of CIOs I speak with dread the budget approval process and breathe a welcome sigh of relief when annual budgeting comes to an end. And because of this, IT budgeters must have open ears.

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Why IT leaders are putting more business spin on security spend

CIO

Gartner projects that spending on information security and risk management products and services will grow 11.3% To better focus security spend, some chief information security officers (CISOs) are shifting their risk assessments from IT systems to the data, applications, and processes that keep the business going.

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Information Security Governance

Prisma Clud

Protecting information consistently across the enterprise means having the right people at the right level engaged so that the information security program can align with business and technology strategy. Many information security leaders find this task daunting. What does the CEO know about security?

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Top 8 challenges IT leaders will face in 2024

CIO

We are giving our budget and proposed projects more scrutiny to invest in areas that have clear attribution toward generated increased revenue, more efficiencies, lower costs, and improved workplace experiences,” Srivastava says. The role of the CIO has recently seen a massive convergence with cybersecurity,” says McCormick. “The

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