Gartner Study: Trends in Security and Risk Management
Gartner, Inc. has identified seven emerging security and risk management trends that will impact security, privacy and risk managers over time. Gartner defines the top trends as ongoing strategic changes in the security ecosystem that are not yet widely recognized, but are expected to have a broad impact on the industry and a significant impact. According to Gartner, the seven most important trends for security and risk management are for 2019 and beyond: Trend #1: Risk appetite statements are linked to business results. As IT strategies become more closely aligned with business objectives, the ability of Security and Risk Management (SRM) executives to effectively present security issues to key decision-makers in the organization is gaining in importance. "To avoid focusing solely on IT decision-related issues, create simple, practical, and pragmatic risk-taking statements that are related to business objectives and relevant to board level decisions," said Peter Firstbrook, research [...]