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All Over the Map
Where does security fit into the organizational chart? CSOs offer plenty of opinions, but consensus is hard to come by.
By CSO Contributor
Siemens' Pomeroy echoes that sentiment. "Security should have one individual giving direction, and that person has to have the blessing of the CEO and the CFO." Whatever the org chart says, wherever the CSO may report, top-level executive support is the grease that makes the security machine ultimately effective.
Without it, Pomeroy says, enforcing security mandates "is like pushing an elephant up a hill."
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