Data Overview Report

CISO Career Paths 3.0

A Deep Dive Into CISO Backgrounds

March 3rd, 2023
Jeff Pollard, VP, Principal Analyst
Jeff Pollard VP, Principal Analyst
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Kevin Earl
With contributors:
Joseph Blankenship , Zachary Dallas

Forrester analyzed the LinkedIn profiles of Fortune 500 CISOs to identify patterns in the characteristics, career paths, education, and tenures of security leaders at some of the world’s largest companies. This report analyzes the details we uncovered about these leaders. Current and future CISOs can use this report to benchmark themselves and their current situation based on the backgrounds of current security leaders.

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