What the CISO role will look like in 2029
Brief
Wolfgang Goerlich has spent his career in security and has been a CISO for the past seven years.
Like many long-term security execs, Goerlich has seen plenty of changes within the profession. He’s bracing for more.
“For the future I see growing the role of CISO to be the pacesetter for innovation, to be in the board room and executive conversations advising them on how to take smart, calculated risks with technology, including AI,” says Goerlich, who is now a public sector CISO and a faculty member with IANS Research.
Goerlich sees this as the next step for a role that has continuously evolved since its inception in 1995.
“It’s gone from the ‘department of no’ to ‘let’s slow down’ to ‘let’s take smarter risks based on our understanding of them,’” he adds. “How exciting is this? To be the one to say, ‘You want to take more risk? Let us help you. We can help you make smarter decisions.