12 Oct Cybersecurity FAQ: How Do CFOs Collaborate With CISOs?
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This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine
Sausalito, Calif. – Oct. 12, 2026
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The toll of cybercrime on the global economy is staggering, estimated at $10.5 trillion annually, more than the total value of illegal drugs traded worldwide, according to Cybersecurity Ventures.
For chief financial officers (CFOs), that midnight alert isn’t just an IT issue; it’s a financial crisis waiting to happen, a sign of vulnerabilities threatening to upend balance sheets.
How should a CFO collaborate with the chief information security officer (CISO)?
A CFO should act as a strategic partner to the CISO by translating technical vulnerabilities into financial risk models that the board can easily understand. While the CISO identifies operational vulnerabilities and infrastructure needs, the CFO evaluates those technical requests against capital allocation priorities to ensure security investments map to critical business assets.
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