Where the line is between the COO and the CISO in terms of responsibility for business continuity

The primary responsibility of the COO is to ensure that a company operates smoothly and that operational expenses are kept under control. According to a 2019 Fortinet report, 78% of COOs say they are in charge of protecting operating procedures (see page 3 of https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/analyst-reports/report-coo-and-cybersecurity.pdf). This requires the COO to reconcile growing security obligations with conventional operational tasks. As such, COOs must collaborate with the CISO and other security executives to protect all operations and business activities from cyber threats.

Understanding cyber risk as an enterprise risk, developing response strategies, and responding fast when an event happens are all things a COO can do to safeguard a firm. A breach is unavoidable, regardless of how well prepared an organization is.

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