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CISOs face a range of cybersecurity challenges in 2020
This article is part of the Information Security issue of February 2020, Vol. 21, No. 1
The list of cybersecurity challenges will remain unabated in 2020, with both emerging and existing threats and opportunities expected to dominate the CISO agenda in the months ahead. The list of top concerns is broad. Changes and advances in technology, evolving threats, too few security personnel, emerging essential skills and the increasing number of threats are all top issues, according to the "State of Enterprise Risk Management 2020," from IT governance organization ISACA, the CMMI Institute and Infosecurity Group. Granted, each organization has its own unique set of projects, risks and cybersecurity challenges, but experts have identified a set of common concerns that will keep enterprise security executives hopping throughout 2020 and beyond. CISOs, analysts, researchers and executive advisors offered more specifics on what they predict will be key topics for the coming year. Cloud risks continue Expect more cloud-related cybersecurity challenges to occupy CISOs' time as organizations continue their march to the cloud by ...
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