There’s a dangerous assumption lurking inside many boardrooms today: If nothing bad has happened, nothing bad is coming. For vCSOs, that’s the most perilous mindset you can allow your clients to fall into. And it happens faster than you think. If you’re not actively telling the story of the risks you’re managing, the value you’re delivering, and the dangers you’re helping your clients avoid, you’ll wake up one day to find your budgets slashed and your influence gone. 

For years, cybersecurity has been considered an IT issue, a compliance concern, or a risk management discussion. But in 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made one thing clear: cybersecurity failures are now a financial and regulatory liability.