Report
Management and Leadership
2021 State of the CISO Report
IANS + Artico
With the ongoing evolution of information security, the role of the CISO continues to transform and mature. For the top security position, no two roles are alike, and CISOs are keen to understand how their roles compare to those of their peers.
As part of our second annual CISO Compensation and Budget survey, jointly fielded with Artico Search, we collected first-party data from 458 CISOs across the U.S. and Canada to dive deeper into the role of the CISO.
Download the summary version of our report to:
- Access job satisfaction data and the relevant contributing factors.
- Find contextual information on CISO's background and experience, reporting structures and organization rank.
- Understand the scope of security functions CISOs oversee.
- Garner key job market insights and anecdotes from leading cybersecurity recruiters.
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