https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/cisos-job-market-could-benefit-breach-experience-report-says
By Benjamin Harris
Healthcare IT News
September 24, 2019
As awareness of the critical importance of cybersecurity has grown across
healthcare, so has cognizance of the fact that vulnerabilities aren't going
away – and may only be on the increase. With it has come the rise of the chief
information security officer, as a key strategic leader for health
organizations that understand the value of their data.
WHY IT MATTERS
That might explain one notable finding of a new report from security vendor
Optiv, which finds that many health organizations are not only willing but
would prefer to hire a chief information security officer who has experienced a
data breach.
Most organizations' cybersecurity literacy has spread broadly beyond the CISO
rank to most of the executive class. Because of the major financial, privacy,
and publicity damages they can cause, preventing security breaches has now
become a top-tier priority for businesses.
While security has in the past been hampered by the "speed of business,"
respondents said that the better understanding of the importance of
cybersecurity has lead to greater alignment between CISOs and business leaders.
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