Tool: A CISO’s Guide for Conversations With the CFO

This guide prepares chief information security officers (CISOs) and other cybersecurity leaders to have productive conversations with the CFO.

Download the Guide

Use this template to enable key discussions with the chief financial officer (CFO).

Work Email Person Type

By clicking the "Continue" button, you are agreeing to the Gartner Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Contact Information

All fields are required.

First Name Last Name Job Title Person Type

Job Function Job Role

Back

By clicking the "Continue" button, you are agreeing to the Gartner Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Company/Organization Information

All fields are required.

Company/Organization Business Street Address City

Postal CodeOptional Country/Region/Territory State/Province/Region

Back

By clicking the "Submit" button, you are agreeing to the Gartner Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

CISOs can use this tool to identify opportunities to build a strong working relationship with the CFO and to collaborate with the CFO as a trusted business partner.

The guide is divided into three main sections:

The CFO role. This section helps CISOs better understand the CFO role, the CFO’s key priorities and focus, and potential areas for collaboration.
Conversation templates. This section provides editable slide templates with illustrative content to help CISOs create and structure presentations for three key conversations with the CFO:
- Securing finance
- Board reporting
- Corporate and cybersecurity strategy

Additional use cases. This section includes use cases for additional conversations between the CISO and the CFO, including recommendations and resources to use in those conversations.