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Whatever happened to the 36-month IT security roadmap?

Rapidly emerging risks and the need for business agility have many CISOs forgoing fixed, multi-year plans in favor of a tiered approach that includes continual revisiting of key strategic priorities.

By Stephanie Overby

Sep 30, 20268 mins

BudgetingBusiness IT AlignmentIT Strategy

Security spending is growing — except for the typical CISO

By Shweta Sharma

Sep 17, 20264 mins

Artificial IntelligenceBudgetingIT Management

The business case for burning down security debt: A practical approach for CISOs

By Sohail Iqbal

Jul 10, 20267 mins

BudgetingIT LeadershipIT Management

Articles

The 10 biggest issues CISOs and cyber teams face today

From escalating AI-enabled threats to budgets that don’t scale alongside expanding threat landscapes, security leaders are reshaping their agendas to address several key long-standing and emerging concerns.

By Mary K. Pratt

Oct 27, 2025 11 mins

BudgetingCSO and CISOThreat and Vulnerability Management

5 trends reshaping IT security strategies today

From market and financial pressures to the rise of AI, CISOs are getting agile with their security outlooks and roadmaps to contend with and keep in front of accelerating risks and disruptions.

By Mary K. Pratt

Sep 15, 2025 9 mins

BudgetingIT StrategyRisk Management

Only 49% of companies to increase cyber budget after a breach

Increasing security spending after a cyber incident is falling out of fashion, as boards evolve their risk strategies, accept fate, and seek to embrace AI for relief, sending cyber leaders to look inward for process fixes.

By John Leyden

Aug 27, 2025 5 mins

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8 tough trade-offs every CISO must navigate

Increasing responsibilities and greater need to align with business objectives have security leaders facing greater risks — and more frequent and challenging security strategy compromises.

By Mary K. Pratt

Jul 14, 2025 10 mins

BudgetingBusiness IT AlignmentCSO and CISO

Trump seeks unprecedented $1.23 billion cut to federal cyber budget

Trump’s 2026 budget would slash cyber spending by over $1 billion from 2024 levels, a move that could weaken federal defenses, shrink the cyber talent pipeline, and strip state and local governments of vital grant funding.

By Cynthia Brumfield

Jul 9, 2025 9 mins

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How CISOs can do more with less in turbulent economic times

If you think cybersecurity is recession-proof, think again. The time is now to trim waste and streamline risk management.

By Deb Radcliff

Mar 8, 2023 8 mins

BudgetingBusinessCSO and CISO

Cybersecurity spending and economic headwinds in 2023

Investments will increase, but CISOs will be more selective, driving the need for federated technology architectures.

By Jon Oltsik

Jan 12, 2023 4 mins

BudgetingCSO and CISO

5 key considerations for your 2023 cybersecurity budget planning

An evolving threat landscape, regulatory requirement changes, and increases in cyber insurance are among leading factors that will impact next year's security budget.

By Bob Violino

Jul 14, 2022 7 mins

BudgetingCSO and CISO

Cybersecurity spending trends for 2022: Investing in the future

As security budgets continue to rise, where is the money going? Recent surveys offer insight into CISO spending for the year ahead.

By Mary K. Pratt

Dec 20, 2021 9 mins

BudgetingCloud SecurityZero Trust

7 overlooked cybersecurity costs that could bust your budget

Is your cybersecurity budget covering all the bases? Here's a look at seven expenses that budget planners often minimize or fail to address.

By John Edwards

Oct 5, 2020 6 mins

BudgetingSecurity

5 tips for cutting budgets in a crisis without hurting security

Sudden budget cuts like those businesses are facing due to the COVID crisis can have long-term negative effects on security. Here's how to trim costs and keep a positive future.

By Terena Bell

Jul 20, 2020 6 mins

BudgetingRisk ManagementSecurity

The potential costs of cybercrime that can’t be calculated

Cybersecurity risk often is treated as a nebulous, abstract concept. However, the possibility of attacks that start as cyber incidents but turn out to be a precursor to physical attacks are increasingly commanding more of our attention and vigilance.

By Matt Loeb

Sep 25, 2018 5 mins

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Trump seeks unprecedented $1.23 billion cut to federal cyber budget

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Cybersecurity spending and economic headwinds in 2023

5 key considerations for your 2023 cybersecurity budget planning

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