Budget Planning Guide 2025: Security And Risk – Jeff Pollard – BSW #368
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1. Budget Planning Guide 2025: Security And Risk – Jeff Pollard – BSW #368
In today’s uncertain macroeconomic environment, security and risk leaders need practical guidance on managing existing spending and new budgetary requests. Jeff Pollard, Vice-President, Principal Analyst on the Security and Risk Team at Forrester Research, joins Business Security Weekly to review Forrester's Budget Planning Guide 2025: Security And Risk. This data-driven report provides spending benchmarks, insights, and recommendations that will keep you on budget while still mitigating the most critical risks facing your organization. Jeff will cover which areas to invest, divest, and experiment, but you'll have to listen to get the details.
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Jeff primarily contributes to Forrester’s offerings for security and risk professionals. He leads Forrester’s research on the role of the CISO, specializing in topics related to security strategy, budgets, metrics, business cases, and presenting to the board. His research also includes security services, featuring global coverage of managed security services, professional security services, and security-as-a-service. Jeff also takes an active role in Forrester’s forward-looking research on security innovation, the security market, and security predictions.
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2. Setting the Tone at the Top as CISOs and C-Suite Remain at Odds – BSW #368
In the leadership and communications segment, The CEO’s Role in Setting Tone at the Top, CISOs, C-suite remain at odds over corporate cyber resilience, Warren Buffett's Secret To Success? Run It 'Like A Small Family Business,' Says One Of His CEOs, and more!
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- 1. The CEO’s Role in Setting Tone at the Top
In our high-stakes business environment, compliance isn’t just about avoiding fines — it’s about forging a corporate identity built on integrity. Delve into the critical role CEOs and senior executives play in transforming compliance from a bureaucratic checkbox to a living, breathing part of company culture.
- 2. CISOs, C-suite remain at odds over corporate cyber resilience
More than a year after the SEC revamped cyber disclosure rules, security and IT executives still struggle to articulate enterprise risk strategies.
- 3. The CISO’s Journey From Digital Defender to Compliance Champion
Increasingly, companies are looking for chief information security officers (CISOs) with expertise not only in the technical aspects of the role but in regulation and risk management. Frank Balonis, CISO at tech company Kiteworks, recaps the CISOs journey and looks at what the future holds.
- 4. Warren Buffett’s Secret To Success? Run It ‘Like A Small Family Business,’ Says One Of His CEOs
Karen Goracke, CEO of Borsheims, has learned much from working closely with Warren Buffett. From starting as a sales associate in 1988 to eventually being interviewed by Buffett himself for the CEO role, Goracke's journey embodies a classic success story. And her best advice from the "Oracle of Omaha?" – Keep it simple and run the company like a small family business.
- 5. 5 Leadership Hacks That Will Change Your Career
Tired of feeling stuck in your career? These five leadership hacks can help you break through and achieve your goals.
- 6. Portnox Survey Reveals CISO’s Surprising Views on Job Security, Zero Trust, Multi-Factor Authentication, and More
The survey, which polled 200 CISOs from companies with annual revenues exceeding $500 million, highlights growing concerns around the effectiveness of Zero Trust, the limitations of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and the looming threat to job security amidst an increasingly complex cybersecurity landscape.
