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Unlocking the Power of Governance in

Cybersecurity: NIST CSF 2.0 Introduces 'Govern' to

Redefine CISO Leadership in 2024

By Shirley Salzman, CEO and Co-Founder, SeeMetrics

As all eyes are towards the updated NIST CSF 2.0 publication, some of the spoilers have already been
published – now security leaders not only need to identify, protect, detect, respond and recover; they also
need to govern.

Most of the CISO’s C-Suite peers already govern with a dedicated management platform, while the
CISO’s team still struggles with piles of fragmented data, spreadsheets, and perhaps consultancy firms
that create.. well.. more spreadsheets..

Things have transformed in a decade: think about the approach towards governance in 2014 and now in
2024. In the past, the CISO needed to check the box of the functions’ controls. Today, efficient
governance means understanding how well the controls are implemented and maintained on a routine
basis. This means, cybersecurity is taking a big step forward and security leaders will have a completely
new way of doing their jobs.

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