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Driving Cybersecurity Performance

Driving Cybersecurity Performance
Improving cybersecurity results through evidence-based analysis

Full findings now publicly available!

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ThoughtLab worked with a coalition of cybersecurity, cyber insurance, and technology experts from leading companies and associations to answer a central question: How can firms drive the best cybersecurity performance in today’s complex digital world? Our Driving Cybersecurity Performance research provides critical insights into how cybersecurity leaders organize for success, where they invest, and which technologies, processes, and analytical tools they use. The publicly available materials  should help your firm optimize the use of its cybersecurity resources for the challenging times ahead.

Firms that lead in cybersecurity mitigate risk by following 6 best practices.

"Driving Cybersecurity Performance is a substantial contribution to the field. Cyber defenses must be integrated into core business functions and assessed in terms of their economic value to the enterprise. This research shows that this can be done.”

-Larry Clinton, President, Internet Security Alliance

How does your cybersecurity performance stack up? Benchmark your firm against 1,009 others to find out.

ThoughtLab has developed a comprehensive benchmarking tool for CISOs seeking to compare their cybersecurity progress, practices, plans, and performance metrics. The tool allows for high-level benchmarking against your industry peers. Access this free interactive resource today by providing your contact details.

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To conduct our cybersecurity analysis, ESI ThoughtLab's team of economists and digital specialists used a rigorous, mixed-methods research approach that included the following elements:

  • A cross-industry survey of 1,009 companies to collect internal cybersecurity benchmarking data and insights into their cybersecurity approaches and results.
  • Cost-benefit analysis to quantify the full direct and indirect impacts of cybersecurity investments and strategies on costs and revenue.
  • ROI modeling to measure the impact of cybersecurity investments on risk probabilities and reduction in the number and sizes of losses.
  • Quantitative correlations of cybersecurity data provided by Verizon Business, split by company, with our survey output to provide another lens for analyzing effectiveness and maturity.
  • Input from a high-level advisory board of industry executives and cybersecurity experts to shape the research agenda, analyze the survey results, and validate the research findings.
  • In-depth interviews with 20 cybersecurity thought leaders, including CISOs and other senior executives across industries as well as cybersecurity experts from around the world.

“This report is unique in the industry and is an invaluable tool to help benchmark a cyber program or to explain the current state of the industry to experts and lay people alike. I use it in my daily work as a CISO and as an instructional tool in a university setting.”

-Peter Keenan, Chief Information Security Officer, Lazard

Events and Webinars

Check back often for the latest information on upcoming webinars and virtual events highlighting research from Driving Cybersecurity Performance.

Creating Essential Cyber Policies During the Pandemic - August 11, 2020
Cybersecurity policies are crucial to preventing costly data breaches and cyber threats. However, many policies were written before COVID-19. Now, our work culture has drastically changed. Learn the most effective cybersecurity  policies for the new normal, backed by data from the ESI ThoughtLab survey of over 1,000 CISOs.

Driving Cybersecurity Performance: Improving results with evidence-based analysis
Verizon Business and ESI ThoughtLab examine findings from Driving Cybersecurity Performance to assess what cybersecurity investments generate the most ROI as large firms fend off rising cyberattacks. Presenters include David Grady, Verizon Chief Security Evangelist and Lou Celi, CEO, ESI ThoughtLab

What Every CISO Must Know for 2020 | Cybersecurity Best Practices
Check Point Software and ESI ThoughtLab present the latest cybersecurity trends from 2020. This webinar looks at findings from the Driving Cybersecurity Performance study to explore how businesses can secure their enterprise in an increasingly digital world.

Research Coalition

Driving Cybersecurity Performance: Improving results through evidence-based analysis was sponsored by a diverse coalition of companies that specialize in cybersecurity technology solutions and insurance. Each organization is an expert in its domain and would be happy to share its insights on the research results and what they mean for your business. They can also help you benchmark your company's approach with your peers highlighted in the study through use of our benchmarking platform and database.

We would like to thank our sponsors, research advisors and media partners for helping us develop this ground-breaking study.

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A Guide for Women in Cybersecurity

According to Cybersecurity Guide, there is a nation-wide shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals (some research puts the number at 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity-related jobs by 2021).

One way to meet this demand is to make sure that the cybersecurity workforce is diverse and inclusive. To that end, the industry has made great progress in hiring more women. In fact, in 2011, women made up 11 percent of the cybersecurity workforce. Today, women make up 24 percent of cybersecurity workers globally. But there is still work to be done to reach parity and a true sense of inclusion.

That is why they developed A Guide for Women in Cybersecurity. Among topics this guide covers:

  • Why women have historically been underrepresented in the cybersecurity field
  • What can be done to create gender parity in the cybersecurity industry
  • Specific programs for women interested in pursuing a career in cybersecurity
  • How things are changing for women in cybersecurity, especially for the earning power of millennials
  • Scholarship opportunities for women pursuing studies in cybersecurity
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