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Leadership Profile | May 11, 2025

Leading Cybersecurity Transformation as a First-Time CISO

Leadership Profile | May 11, 2025

Leading Cybersecurity Transformation as a First-Time CISO

Sam Fariborz has risen to the position of CISO at David Jones, as she has consistently found opportunities in challenging situations. Now, one year into her inaugural CISO role, Sam reflects on her career path and shares insights as a new leader in the field.
Blog | March 19, 2024

8 Trends for CISOs in 2024

Blog | March 19, 2024

8 Trends for CISOs in 2024

With a robust set of data – more than 1,000 CISOs – we are evaluating the changes and trends between this year’s Leadership Perspective Survey data and past years’. Here are 8 top-level observations about CISOs’ functional priorities, enterprise priorities and planned investment areas for 2024.
Session Insights | February 11, 2026

Preparing for Brand New Threats - Fighting AI with Precision

Session Insights | February 11, 2026

Preparing for Brand New Threats - Fighting AI with Precision

As cyberattackers increasingly leverage AI to execute more advanced attacks, CISOs and CIOs must adopt a proactive, AI-driven defence strategy. Jesper Olsen, Chief Security Officer (EMEA North) at Palo Alto Networks, discussed how to defend organisations in the AI era at the recent Benelux CISO Community Executive Summit - here are key takeaways from the session.
Town Hall Insights | January 15, 2024

CISO Hot Topics - What's Your Take?

Town Hall Insights | January 15, 2024

CISO Hot Topics - What's Your Take?

As security topics find their way into the boardroom, it's up to Global CISOs to foster constructive conversations about the impacts of these trends. What are the hot topics in cybersecurity? Recently, the Global CISO Community gathered for a town hall to discuss the business impacts of emerging trends – these are their takeaways.
Survey Report | June 21, 2022

Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CISOs in 2022

Survey Report | June 21, 2022

Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CISOs in 2022

With the increase in cybersecurity threats and more awareness of security breaches, CISOs are in the spotlight more than ever when it comes to protecting their organizations. Here, we take a closer look at their security goals, based on responses from more than 1,000 CISOs in Evanta communities.
Blog | March 14, 2023

The CISO’s Guide for Reporting Cyber Risk to the Board in 2023

Blog | March 14, 2023

The CISO’s Guide for Reporting Cyber Risk to the Board in 2023

Communicating risks and threats to the board remains a one the most critical hurdles for CISOs this year. In this executive blog, Aleksandar Radosavljevic, Global CISO for Global Fashion Group (GFG) shares his thoughts on strategies CISOs can use to engage various stakeholders within their organisation, how CISOs can reframe their security teams, and examples of effective metrics used to monitor the progress of security programmes.
Blog | October 2, 2023

Leveraging the Power of Community to Develop Future Cyber Talent

Blog | October 2, 2023

Leveraging the Power of Community to Develop Future Cyber Talent

CISO Joshua Dray of San Jacinto College recently led a discussion for CISOs on how businesses and universities can work together to build a pipeline of cyber talent. Here, Joshua shares key takeaways about cybersecurity education initiatives and building a more sustainable talent pipeline.
Town Hall Insights | July 2, 2025

Outpacing the Adversary — Securing AI Innovation Before It’s Too Late

Town Hall Insights | July 2, 2025

Outpacing the Adversary — Securing AI Innovation Before It’s Too Late

As attackers harness AI, CISOs are pivotal in safeguarding their organisation without stifling innovation. Recently, CISOs in our DACH Community gathered for a Town Hall discussion on managing the rapidly evolving threat landscape when it comes to attacks using AI – these are their takeaways.
Blog | February 20, 2024

Three Key Themes for CISOs in 2024

Blog | February 20, 2024

Three Key Themes for CISOs in 2024

As we kick off 2024 engagements with our CISO communities, we like to reflect on key topics, conversations and current events of the past year and synthesize them into critical focus areas for security leaders in the year ahead. Check out the 3 themes we think CISOs will focus on in 2024.
Session Insights | February 23, 2020

A Security Operations Roadmap

Session Insights | February 23, 2020

A Security Operations Roadmap

CISO Adam Evans of Royal Bank of Canada discusses how people, process, and technology interact to deploy a security operations center. Learn from his experience with SOCs below.
Infographic | July 6, 2023

CISO Community Pulse on AI & Your Business

Infographic | July 6, 2023

CISO Community Pulse on AI & Your Business

Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, CISOs have been evaluating the risks and the potential of AI tools. Recently, we asked CISOs across our communities for their thoughts on generative AI – here is what nearly 400 security leaders told us about AI and its impact on business in the future.
Blog | July 13, 2025

Gartner C-level Communities: Where C-suite Leaders Shape the Conversation

Blog | July 13, 2025

Gartner C-level Communities: Where C-suite Leaders Shape the Conversation

Gartner C-level Communities are designed exclusively for C-level executives from the world’s leading organizations. But what truly sets us apart is the way our community is led and shaped: by the Governing Body, a select group of C-level executives who ensure our programs are always relevant, timely, and impactful.
Town Hall Insights | January 13, 2026

Leading with Intelligence — CISOs as Strategic Business Influencers

Town Hall Insights | January 13, 2026

Leading with Intelligence — CISOs as Strategic Business Influencers

Security leaders in our Global CISO Community gathered recently for a Town Hall discussion on how to communicate to the business about security intelligence and risk and the evolution of CISOs from technical guardians to strategic influencers. Check out their takeaways on translating risk into business value and guiding enterprise resilience.
Blog | January 28, 2026

What C-level Executives Were Reading in 2025

Blog | January 28, 2026

What C-level Executives Were Reading in 2025

In 2025, over 14,000 executives engaged in Gartner C-level Communities across 400 in-person and virtual events. They also provided peer-driven insights through blogs, articles, discussions and community surveys. Here, we explore the hottest topics and most-read articles, offering a glimpse of the issues that resonated most with C-level executives in 2025.
Leadership Profile | April 28, 2024

How to Approach Cybersecurity Through Innovation and Collaboration

Leadership Profile | April 28, 2024

How to Approach Cybersecurity Through Innovation and Collaboration

As the Executive Vice President of Cyber Security Product Innovation at Mastercard, Rigo Van den Broeck has a unique role and perspective on the cybersecurity threat landscape. Here, he shares his experiences in the financial industry, insights on the top challenges for CISOs, and why he thinks cybersecurity has the best opportunities for innovation.
Blog | March 22, 2023

3 Leadership Lessons from Top CISOs

Blog | March 22, 2023

3 Leadership Lessons from Top CISOs

Perhaps more than other C-suite roles, CISOs need to collaborate with other CISOs to be successful. They face common threats and challenges and benefit from exchanging information with peers. We asked CISOs for their advice to other security leaders new to the role – here are 3 themes that emerged from their responses.
Survey Report | October 30, 2025

8 Findings from C-level Executives on Leading in a VUCA Environment

Survey Report | October 30, 2025

8 Findings from C-level Executives on Leading in a VUCA Environment

As 2025 unfolds, C-level executives are navigating a landscape marked by persistent volatility and complexity. How are C-suite leaders preparing for the year ahead? In this report, we present eight key findings from 740 C-level executives who participated in a recent Pulse Survey asking their views about ongoing economic uncertainty.
Town Hall Insights | June 11, 2024

Preparing the Workforce for a Cyber Crisis — An Interactive Simulation

Town Hall Insights | June 11, 2024

Preparing the Workforce for a Cyber Crisis — An Interactive Simulation

As security leaders continue to evolve their defenses, even the best crisis response plans struggle to account for the human element. Recently, the Toronto CISO Community had a virtual town hall featuring a realistic cyber crisis simulation to test and discuss how to make organization-wide decisions in a crisis – these are their takeaways.
Town Hall Insights | May 4, 2025

Guarding the SaaS Landscape - Integrating Threat Detection and Posture Management

Town Hall Insights | May 4, 2025

Guarding the SaaS Landscape - Integrating Threat Detection and Posture Management

As SaaS adoption skyrockets, so do breaches and data exposures. Safeguarding SaaS environments demands a proactive, integrated approach to threat detection and posture management. CISOs in our DACH Community gathered recently for a Town Hall discussion on protecting the SaaS landscape – these are their takeaways.
Blog | December 23, 2024

4 Highlights from CISOs on Change Management

Blog | December 23, 2024

4 Highlights from CISOs on Change Management

Given the importance of managing change when it comes to implementing IT and security initiatives, we recently surveyed CISOs in our communities on change management and how their companies are progressing at it. Here are four highlights based on more than 200 CISOs’ responses to our survey.
Leadership Profile | August 24, 2020

Top Leadership Lessons from TikTok’s Security Chief

Leadership Profile | August 24, 2020

Top Leadership Lessons from TikTok’s Security Chief

Explore why TikTok’s Security Chief Roland Cloutier says not to be just a security practitioner, but a business leader, and his other leadership lessons learned.
Blog | February 21, 2023

Top 3 Areas of Focus for CISOs in 2023

Blog | February 21, 2023

Top 3 Areas of Focus for CISOs in 2023

CISOs are a key business partner in helping organizations drive growth in a secure manner. From advanced cybersecurity threats to the need for skilled workers, the role has never been more demanding. It’s important for CISOs to have a seat at the table while they focus on these three key areas in 2023.