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Australian CISO Outlook 2024 – Impact Assessment of Regulatory and Technological Changes
Feb 21, 2025
Regulatory compliance, emerging technology challenges, and environmental and social governance (ESG) concerns are top priorities for CISOs, with a clear focus on the impact of the New Privacy Act.
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Regulatory compliance, emerging technology challenges, and environmental and social governance (ESG) concerns are top priorities for CISOs, with a clear focus on the impact of the New Privacy Act. While regulatory and operational risks are significant, there are varying levels of concern about emerging technologies and ESG issues such as climate risk and modern slavery.
Core Insights
Regulatory impact
- The New Privacy Act is the most critical concern for 75% of CISOs, with its impact dominating the regulatory landscape.
- Other regulatory concerns include operational and cyber risk management (47%) and the security of critical infrastructure (46%), both of which are also seen as critical issues.
Technology evolution
- Responsible AI is considered…