First 90 Days Report

A CISO's First 100 Days

Few Wins But Big Losses At Stake Early In Your Tenure

March 31st, 2021
With contributors:

Summary

The energy and momentum created when a new leader takes the reins unlocks opportunities, but if CISOs don’t handle their first 100 days well, they risk alienating stakeholders and isolating themselves. To be effective, they must tackle three tasks in the first 100 days: establish competence by gaining situational awareness, cultivate relationships via showing empathy, and demonstrate integrity in the guiding principles of the security culture they want. In this report, we look at why it’s crucial for a new CISO to understand what the firm does, where it’s growing, the leaders involved, and how security can help.

Want to read the full report?

Contact us to become a client

This report is available for individual purchase ($1495).

Forrester helps business and technology leaders use customer obsession to accelerate growth. That means empowering you to put the customer at the center of everything you do: your leadership strategy, and operations. Becoming a customer-obsessed organization requires change — it requires being bold. We give business and technology leaders the confidence to put bold into action, shaping and guiding how to navigate today's unprecedented change in order to succeed.