Businesses constantly juggle competing priorities—such as balancing innovation with reliability, investment with profit, and speed with security. Each leader in the organization plays a role in these decisions, and traditionally, CISOs have been positioned as the defenders of the business, focused on security and risk mitigation. Over the past decade, however, the role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has evolved in response to the increasing digitization and data-driven nature of business. No longer confined to back-office support, CISOs are stepping into more prominent roles, contributing to broader strategic discussions and decision-making.