As the scope of cybersecurity related regulations grows, CISOs may need to partner more closely with legal teams to understand the changing requirements.
With regulatory scrutiny increasing, some CISOs are partnering with their organization's legal counsel, seeking expert input to guide their compliance and risk minimization efforts. Chiara Portner, cybersecurity attorney with Hopkins & Carley, says lawyers play a crucial role in advising on risks and finding ways to mitigate them. "With the increasing regulatory scrutiny and burden, involving legal counsel in every step of the process helps companies navigate data privacy laws and security regulations effectively," says Portner.
The push for stronger regulations is coming from two fronts: government and consumer pressure, says Portner. The demands to protect consumers and keep their data secure stems from the growing awareness among people about wanting their information protected. "Lay people are learning about privacy and security. They’re seeing more pop-ups and requests on websites or in apps and are starting to learn what those actually mean," she says.
The government’s need to find and prosecute cybercriminals, many of whom reside in other countries, is shifting the burden onto organizations, according to Dave Anderson, vice president of cyber for insurance broker Woodruff Sawyer. "There has also been a contemporaneous paradigm shift such that companies who are attacked by cybercriminals are viewed less as...
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