Death and taxes are said to be life’s only two certainties. As organisations continue their digital transformation journey, you can add the certainty of an expanding cyber threat landscape and the unrelenting barrage of attacks that come with it. 

Peter Firstbrook, Gartner research vice president, says “The pandemic accelerated hybrid work and the shift to the cloud, challenging CISOs to secure an increasingly distributed enterprise — all while dealing with a shortage of skilled security staff.”

In today’s PodChats for FutureCISO, we are joined by Mark du Plessis, MD and Security Lead for Southeast Asia, Accenture for his take on the top challenges that CISOs and security pros will face in 2022 and beyond.

1.       Looking back (2020-2021), what has been the single biggest challenge for the CISO and security team? How have they responded to this challenge?

2.       Are CISOs in Asia able to adapt to talking in business terms to the CEO and the Board? 

3.       What are the key cybersecurity trends and challenges that organisations are currently facing (2022)?

4.       What are the implications of these challenges for CISOs and how does this affect the company’s security strategy and posture?

5.       What are some best practices or must-haves that constitute a sound cybersecurity strategy in 2022?

6.       What is the one piece of advice for the CISO in 2022 to help guide him or her in tackling the role?