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The Impact of Business Alignment on Cybersecurity Effectiveness
WHITEPAPER WHITEPAPER The Impact of Business Alignment on Cybersecurity Eff ectiv en ess Global Survey of Cybersecurity LeadersWHITEPAPER The Impact of Business Alignment on Cybersecurity Effectiveness 2 Executive Summary There are obvious ways cybersecurity impacts business. For example, when a massive cyberattack happens, business can stop suddenly, like an emergency break derailing a train running at full speed. Beyond this off-the-rails scenario, the work of the cybersecurity team also impacts day-to-day business efficiency, speed of service delivery, costs, employee productivity, user experience, and sales. While these impacts aren’t as dramatic as the train accident analogy, they can slow down business and take it off course in ways that make it hard to recover. The impor