In this episode of Resilient Cyber, we sit down with Steve Martano, Partner in the cyber Security Practice at Artico Search, to discuss the recent IANS & Artico Search Publications on the 2025 State of the CISO, security budgets, and broader security career dynamics.
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Steve and I touched on some great topics, including:
The 2025 State of the CISO report and key findings
Board reporting cadences for CISO’s and the importance of Boardroom involvement in Cybersecurity
The three archetypes of CISO’s: Tactical, Functional and Strategic
How security leaders can advance their career to becoming strategic CISO’s as well as key considerations for organziation’s looking to attract and retain their security talent
The growing scope of responsibility for CISO roles from not just Infosec but to broader IT, business risk, and digital strategy and implications for CISO’s
Security budget trends, spending, macroeconomic factors and allocations
Here are a list of some of the great resources from IANS and Artico below on various areas of interest for CISO’s and Security leaders alike!
Security Budget Trends and Benchmarks Report:
CISO Compensation Trends & Benchmarks:
2025 State of the CISO Report:
Cybersecurity Leadership & Organization Trends:
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