--- title: Should I stay or should I go? | daily.dev description: CISOs face difficult decisions about when to leave their positions due to organizational roadblocks. Common red flags include leadership paying lip service to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go--egipambgg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Should I stay or should I go? | daily.dev og:description: CISOs face difficult decisions about when to leave their positions due to organizational roadblocks. Common red flags include leadership paying lip service to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go--egipambgg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/EgiPamBGG.png og:image:alt: Should I stay or should I go? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Should I stay or should I go? **[CSO Online](https://daily.dev/sources/csoonline)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary CISOs face difficult decisions about when to leave their positions due to organizational roadblocks. Common red flags include leadership paying lip service to security, lack of board access, insufficient budget and authority, blocked reporting lines, and pressure to compromise ethics by concealing breaches or compliance gaps. The average CISO tenure is two to three years, with lack of executive support being a primary driver. Green flags include organizational backing during crises, commitment to transparency, and regular tabletop exercises. CISOs can sometimes transform red flags through better business communication and demonstrating security's revenue impact, but should protect themselves with legal counsel and indemnity insurance when reporting to executives. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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