Due to the significant increase in the number and severity of cyberattacks in recent years, tech security has earned its position as a top priority for businesses of all sizes — across industries. According to a McKinsey & Co. report, cyberattacks will cost companies $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, a 300 percent increase from 2015. As more companies seek to enhance their security systems, demand for the most experienced information security executives has grown and made the hiring process more competitive.
As the only executive search team with more than 45 years of experience in the technology sector, SPMB is uniquely and exceptionally positioned to help you identify and attract top security leadership. Based on our proven track record, today we are considered one of the country’s top cybersecurity executive search firms.
A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) should not only be experienced with the latest technology and cybersecurity risks. They also need to be able to effectively communicate those risks, as well as potential solutions, to the company’s executive leadership, employees and clients. Cybersecurity cannot operate in a silo. CISOs and security executives must understand how the company operates — its goals and objectives, budget and finance, compliance and legal needs, sales and marketing — to implement and oversee innovative, seamless and proactive security strategies and manage IT teams.
SPMB taps a diverse pool of executive talent across a spectrum of industries who can comfortably wear the leadership hats necessary to provide 21st century security for your company.
The drive for businesses of all types to incorporate AI and machine learning into their operations has led to high demand for technology leaders with these advanced analytical skills.
Other highly sought after technical skill-sets include proficiency in data governance and security; modern tools such as cloud-based solutions, big-data technologies, data visualization tools; real-time data processing; ethics and bias management; and predictive and prescriptive analytics.
SPMB’s search team has the experience to interview leaders with these specialized areas of expertise so we can bring you the most qualified candidates in their fields.
Demand for the top CISO/Security talent has never been greater. SPMB’s latest CISO survey found that 76% of companies that responded planned to increase their security budgets in 2024. SPMB leverages a wide network of information technology professionals who have been growing and succeeding in leadership roles. We’ll work with you to understand your business, develop a successful search process and write a winning job offer.
The CISO and senior security leader talent landscape is competitive and complicated. Few firms have been able to successfully navigate this evolving landscape. That’s why Hunter Scanlon has consistently named SPMB a Top 40 cyber-technology search firm since 2021. To learn how SPMB Executive Search can help you take advantage of current market conditions and uplevel your company’s security leadership, reach out directly to Radley Meyers, Head of our CISO Practice.