Business and tech don’t see eye to eye, CIOs are fighting a turf war with other C-level executives and there is also an ongoing battle for tech talent. Happily, information security is a bigger priority for CEOs in 2015. So says results from the CIO.com survey involving hundreds of CIOs from various industries. Here are some of the main points:
- On the positive side, 68% of CIOs said they have mutually shared measurable goals with other C-level executives
- More than 75% of CIOs say they expect to collaborate on a business initiative with CFOs, COOs or CMOs
- However, 33% of CIOs believe other departments see the IT department as an obstacle to their goals
- 37% of business decisions-makers say the CIO is being sidelined in their company
- 56% of CIOs expect to experience IT skills shortages in the next 12 months
- In 2014, security was No. 8 on the CEO’s top priorities list. However, in 2015 it jumps to the 4th spot
- However, CIOs in the retail industry are less likely to give security top priority than CIOs in some other industries
- 23% of CIOs say that increasing cyber security will be the most significant reason for IT investments this year
- 18% of CIOs in the retail, wholesale and distribution industries see security the same way
You can download the full report from CIO.com here.