Who is accountable for
cyber resilience?
A comprehensive examination of skillsets, roles, and responsibilities for building organizational resilience in the modern threat landscape.
Skillsets Across Domains
Operational Resilience
Focus on maintaining critical business functions during disruptions. Skills include BCP/DR planning, crisis management, business impact analysis, and recovery time objective (RTO) determination.
Information Security
Protection of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Skills include risk assessment, security architecture, vulnerability management, and incident response.
Cyber Resilience
Ability to anticipate, withstand, recover from, and adapt to adverse conditions. Combines operational resilience and information security with focus on business survivability.
Cyber Resilience Officer
A New Kind of Organizational Leader
“The Cyber Resilience Officer role represents a critical evolution in organizational leadership. This individual must bridge technical cybersecurity expertise with business strategy, ensuring that resilience is not merely an IT concern but a core organizational capability. They are accountable for embedding resilience thinking into every aspect of operations, from board-level governance to front-line service delivery.”
— World Economic Forum - Cyber Resilience Framework
Skills Required
Drawing from industry standards and frameworks.
Technical
- Security architecture & design
- Threat modeling & risk assessment
- Incident detection & response
- Recovery & restoration procedures
- Security automation & orchestration
Governance
- Policy development & enforcement
- Compliance management
- Third-party risk oversight
- Board-level communication
- Metrics & reporting
Leadership
- Crisis management
- Cross-functional coordination
- Strategic planning
- Change management
- Stakeholder engagement
Reference Frameworks
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