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Tenable illustrates the findings of a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting which shows why cybersecurity risk strategies need to mature and how organisations need to act in order to thrive in a secure business environment .

security executives only ‘ partially ’ align their strategies . Current developments make it clear that security and business managers must start to pull together .

So , what has to change ? It is difficult for security leaders to get a comprehensive picture of weaknesses in the company without the proper people , processes and technology . It ’ s vital that they are able to identify which services and applications are critical to the business and then focus on them . To minimise the impact on their business , they need to work closely with their business partners and set priorities together .

Currently , fewer than 50 % of security leaders worldwide frame the impact of cybersecurity threats within the context of a specific business risk . This must change quickly . Forward-thinking companies recognise the need to include cybersecurity in all business issues , decisions and investments . In fact , the study found that , when security and business leaders are aligned , they deliver positive results . Business-aligned security leaders are eight-times as likely as their more siloed peers to be highly confident in their ability to answer the question : ‘ How secure or at risk are we ?’ �

BUSINESS LEADERS NEED A CLEAR PICTURE OF HOW VULNERABLE THEIR COMPANY IS AND HOW RISK CHANGES AS BUSINESS STRATEGIES ARE PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED .