Navigating The 2023 Downturn: Security And Risk

January 26th, 2023

Jess Burn Principal Analyst

Jeff Pollard VP, Principal Analyst

Jinan Budge VP, Principal Analyst

Sandy Carielli Principal Analyst

Alla Valente Senior Analyst

Madelein van der Hout Senior Analyst

With contributors:

Merritt Maxim , Hailey DiCicco , Peggy Dostie

Summary

In both client engagements and quantitative surveys, security leaders consistently tell us that growing revenue and improving customer experience are their top two business objectives. Why? Because security leaders now understand and support how businesses make money. Yet boards, executives, and many of their peers still see security as a cost center. In 2023, it’s time to disabuse them of this outdated notion once and for all by demonstrating security as a critical link to business resilience during an economic downturn.

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