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Forbes
4 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
The Challenge Of Integrating Security With Business Risk
Steve Carter is CEO and co-founder of Nucleus Security. Today's chief information security officers (CISOs) have a much different role to play than their predecessors. Modern CISOs—no longer just gatekeepers of firewalls and threat feeds—are expected to operate as technical experts and strategic leaders. Yet, many CISOs struggle to live up to this expectation. In an ideal scenario, the CISO bridges the gap between technical teams and executive management, ensuring the security program aligns with the organization's more significant goals. But what often happens is that CISOs become distant bureaucrats in their quest to function as strategic leaders, and that distance can lead to oversimplified assumptions and reliance on shiny technology "fixes" to large-scale problems. Let's examine these challenges and how CISOs can build cohesive, risk-informed security programs. In a bid to find that one security solution that will fix it all, many organizations have a "buy more tools" mindset. Over the past decade, this has led to a patchwork of best-of-breed solutions: an endpoint detection and response (EDR) tool here, a vulnerability scanner there—and these days, some kind of magic ticket AI solution—yet, no unifying blueprint for how each tool supports business objectives. The CISO, who should translate corporate goals into a cohesive security strategy, is often too busy or too far removed to enforce that vision. Without tying these investments back to a genuine risk model—something that weighs not just IT threats but also potential operational disruptions—a company might end up with overlapping solutions that do little to reduce material risk. This lack of direction is one reason CISO tenures can be short. If leadership sees big spending with unclear results, they'll question the CISO's effectiveness. Another barrier is executives' tendency to view digital security as an "IT problem." Meanwhile, they understand and invest in preventing more tangible risks like natural disasters, supply chain disruptions or legal liabilities. The truth is that a major cybersecurity incident can be just as damaging to brand reputation, operational continuity and regulatory standing as an earthquake or a missed earnings target. The problem here is that CISOs rarely own the company's overall risk portfolio. Their purview is typically confined to cyber risk, which leaves them isolated from broader risk conversations handled by CFOs, COOs or legal teams. This siloed setup makes it difficult to compare the chance of a ransomware attack paralyzing operations to the odds of a 7.0 earthquake hitting an office in Los Angeles. Until CISOs can align cyber concerns with the company's full-risk appetite, cybersecurity will remain an afterthought rather than an integrated business consideration. Why don't more organizations treat cyber threats as seriously as other hazards? In large part, it's because measuring cyber risk is notoriously difficult. Frameworks like Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) offer a structured way to estimate potential financial losses, but the data is often incomplete. Unlike insurance industries with actuarial tables dating back decades, cybersecurity lacks the same wealth of historical, standardized metrics. Often, CISOs must make educated guesses about the frequency and impact of digital threats, which can undermine their credibility in front of the board. Meanwhile, the rest of the company uses more concrete models for traditional risks. That disconnect leads many to relegate cybersecurity to vague line items. In practice, though, a single breach can balloon into a massive financial and reputational crisis. Ultimately, the biggest frustration for many CISOs is the struggle to integrate security programs with business goals. They need to translate corporate objectives into a workable security plan, complete with threat modeling, risk appetite definitions and ongoing assessments. But what does the translation layer look like for all these technical aspects in relation to business risk? A lot of it still revolves around just spending money on tools without a solid strategy. CISOs should look to partner with finance, legal and operations leaders to encourage stronger collaboration in identifying and prioritizing risks across the organization. This can help ensure cybersecurity becomes a shared responsibility rather than an isolated IT issue. Amid an ever-expanding threat landscape and constantly shifting priorities, CISOs must balance strategy, risk management and daily operations, not to mention budgeting and technology investments. It's a big job, made more difficult by the intangible, hard-to-quantify nature of cyber risk. To succeed, modern CISOs must ensure security investments align with business goals, better quantify cyber risk and embrace collaboration with other business leaders to ensure cybersecurity is prioritized with other business risks. If they can do this effectively, CISOs can evolve from reactive gatekeepers to proactive enablers of overall business resilience. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. Do I qualify?
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Nucleus Security Named Hot Company in Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation, and Management at 2025 Global InfoSec Awards
For the second year in a row, Nucleus Security earns top honors at the prestigious cybersecurity awards SAN FRANCISCO, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucleus Security, the leader in unified vulnerability and exposure management, today announced it has been named the Hot Company in Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation and Management at the 13th annual Global InfoSec Awards, presented by Cyber Defense Magazine during the RSA Conference 2025. "For the second year in a row, we are honored to be recognized by Cyber Defense Magazine and the Global InfoSec Awards," said Stephen Carter, CEO of Nucleus Security. "This award underscores our team's continued commitment to delivering a scalable, risk-driven vulnerability management platform that empowers security teams to proactively protect their organizations. Our continued innovation is driven by our mission to help customers reduce risk and accelerate remediation in an increasingly complex threat landscape." Nucleus Security unifies asset, vulnerability, and threat data from over 160 sources into a single platform to break down silos, prioritize risks, and accelerate remediation efforts. Leveraging advanced automation and real-time threat intelligence, Nucleus enables organizations to rapidly improve their risk posture while simplifying federal compliance as the only FedRAMP® Moderate authorized vendor for vulnerability management. This unified, risk-based approach empowers enterprises and government agencies to manage, monitor, and respond to vulnerabilities at scale, transforming millions of daily security findings into actionable insights and faster risk mitigation. "We scoured the globe looking for cybersecurity innovators that could make a huge difference and potentially help turn the tide against the exponential growth incyber-crime. Nucleus Security is absolutely worthy of this coveted award and consideration for deployment in your environment," said Yan Ross,Global Editor of Cyber Defense Magazine. The Global InfoSec Awards are among the most prestigious in the cybersecurity industry, with winners announced during a red-carpet celebration at RSA Conference 2025 in San Francisco. The full list of Cyber Defense Magazine's Global InfoSec Award winners can be found here: About Nucleus SecurityNucleus Security is the enterprise leader in unified vulnerability and exposure management enabling organizations to prioritize and mitigate vulnerabilities faster, at scale. Delivering unmatched time to value, Nucleus automatically unifies and organizes data from all your security and business tools into a single pane of glass. With powerful dynamic automations, teams can effectively automate their vulnerability management program. As a FedRAMP authorized vendor, Nucleus Security is transforming how enterprises, federal agencies and defense contractors secure their digital assets and networks. To learn more about Nucleus Security for Government, please visit: For more information about Nucleus Security and its services, please visit: About Cyber Defense MagazineCyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of cyber security news and information for InfoSec professions in business and government. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products, and services in the information technology industry. We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and special editions exclusively for the RSAC Conferences. CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. Learn more about us at and visit and to see and hear some of the most informative interviews of many of these winning company executives. Join a webinar at and realize that infosec knowledge is power. Media Contact:pr@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Nucleus Security
