Cyber Resilience Takes Center Stage as AI Reshapes the CISO Role
TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
CISOs evolve beyond prevention to prioritize recovery as AI reshapes security priorities and governance.
The CISO role is expanding significantly as organizations shift focus from solely preventing attacks to establishing rapid recovery capabilities.
Research indicates endpoint downtime costs average $19 million per hour, making business continuity a board-level priority.
Security leaders now collaborate across engineering, legal, compliance, and business units to establish governance guardrails for enterprise AI deployment.
Identity-first controls, observability, and governance are converging as critical capabilities for managing AI agents that require data access and the ability to act on systems.