--- title: 15 tough cybersecurity questions every CISO must answer description: Security leaders share 15 critical questions every CISO should regularly ask to evaluate and improve their security programs. Topics span demonstrating ROI,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/15-tough-cybersecurity-questions-every-ciso-must-answer-bert5f7kl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 15 tough cybersecurity questions every CISO must answer | daily.dev og:description: Security leaders share 15 critical questions every CISO should regularly ask to evaluate and improve their security programs. 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Topics span demonstrating ROI, protecting critical business processes, measuring detection and response speed, managing third-party risk, securing nonhuman identities (especially AI agents), governing shadow AI adoption, addressing the attack surface created by vibe coding, and preparing for AI-accelerated threats like autonomous vulnerability exploitation. The questions emphasize aligning security strategy with business outcomes and anticipating future risks rather than only defending against current ones. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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