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Report: Weak CISO-CFO Ties Leave Cybersecurity Underfunded and Exposed

A report on CISO-C-suite dynamics highlights that the relationship between chief information security officers and chief financial officers is increasingly critical to whether security initiatives get funded and supported. Citing PwC's 2025 Global Digital Trust Insights survey, it notes only 47% of CISOs are involved in strategic planning with CFOs on cybersecurity investment, and just 26% of companies have controls to respond quickly to cyber threats. Executives including Theresa Payton of Fortalice Solutions and Adam Ennamli of Deel argue CISOs must better translate technical risk into financial and business terms.

darkreading.com · 2026-09-25

Entrepreneur op-ed argues CFOs should expand influence beyond finance functions

An Entrepreneur contributor writes that the modern CFO role increasingly stretches beyond accounting, treasury and financial planning into sales, product development, operations, technology, risk and strategy. Drawing on experience across construction and financial services CFO roles, the author says financial reporting, liquidity and controls should remain the foundation of the job rather than its outer limit. The piece calls for CFOs to embed themselves in commercial functions like sales pricing and incentive structures.

entrepreneur.com · 2026-09-23