--- title: The modern CISO is becoming the next CFO | daily.dev description: The CISO role is not becoming obsolete — it is evolving into a strategic executive function analogous to how the CFO role transformed over the past two... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-modern-ciso-is-becoming-the-next-cfo-kpz5pjiva twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The modern CISO is becoming the next CFO | daily.dev og:description: The CISO role is not becoming obsolete — it is evolving into a strategic executive function analogous to how the CFO role transformed over the past two... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-modern-ciso-is-becoming-the-next-cfo-kpz5pjiva og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kPZ5PjivA.png og:image:alt: The modern CISO is becoming the next CFO 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. # The modern CISO is becoming the next CFO **[CSO Online](https://daily.dev/sources/csoonline)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The CISO role is not becoming obsolete — it is evolving into a strategic executive function analogous to how the CFO role transformed over the past two decades. Cyber risk is now inseparable from business risk, pushing CISOs into enterprise-wide decision-making, board-level communication, regulatory accountability, and AI governance. Data from Splunk's 2026 CISO Report shows 78% of CISOs now face personal liability concerns. Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative is cited as a model where centralized CISO accountability is paired with distributed deputy CISOs across business units. The author argues CISOs should report to the COO, CRO, or CEO — never the CTO — and that AI is deepening rather than diminishing the need for executive security leadership, since someone must remain accountable for machine-driven decisions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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