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 In 2023, it’s time to disabuse them of this outdated notion once and for all by demonstrating security as a critical link to business resilience during an economic downturn.