IDC CISO Roundtable 2024

What's on the mind of CISOs in 2024 and beyond? Driven by new GenAI-assisted cyberattack methods and a sophisticated cybercrime ecosystem, the volume, frequency, and sophistication of attacks continue to increase. Are security professionals, executives, and senior management ready to take on the challenge? Does the organization have a firm grasp of the resiliency required to withstand a major cyberattack and security breach? Faced with these growing challenges, security teams may be understaffed but still need to protect critical business assets with what they have at their disposal if they are to instill trust and steer the complex course of compliance with new and emerging rules for digital sovereignty.

Early detection of ransomware is critical for effective recovery and minimizing damage to the business. As hybrid and remote working practices have become the standard for organizations, the potential attack surface has not only expanded but also moved outside conventional perimeter defenses. Today, IT security professionals face a myriad of new cybersecurity risks associated with remote work. Whether it's a shortage of security talent, vulnerable network configurations, insider threats, or cloud-based infrastructures, IT security experts are facing an unprecedented spike in attacks that are increasing in both sophistication and scale.

As companies innovate at the edge, cloud computing and security have a critical role to play in enabling their near-term goals and long-term visions. Edge security is a collaborative effort that breaks down organizational silos and fosters closer working relationships. Indeed, finding the right ecosystem partners is critical to strengthening resilience and security and ensuring the success of edge and cloud computing strategies.

With demand for mobile and web-based apps increasing, app development has seen a steady rise, becoming essential to both business and daily life. At the same time, the proliferation of IoT devices and other emerging technologies has further enabled the automation of manual processes. Yet, this fast-growing ecosystem brings with it a host of new challenges, particularly security issues, which organizations need to address immediately to avoid releasing vulnerable code on the market.