Resilience Tops CSOs' Priority Lists

Six months after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita battered the Gulf Coast, half of CSOs surveyed said disaster recovery is a priority for this year. Other top issues centered around justifying security spending, ensuring security functions align with business goals and complying with government rules.

The top priorities for CSOs in 2006 were:

1. Assuring business continuity, business resiliency and disaster recovery 50%

2. Enforcing security policy 47%

3. Aligning security strategy with business goals 43%