--- title: With CISOs stretched thin, re-envisioning enterprise... description: CISOs are facing an unmanageable workload as their responsibilities have expanded dramatically beyond traditional security operations to include business risk,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/with-cisos-stretched-thin-re-envisioning-enterprise-risk-may-be-the-only-fix-9bztpu0jx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: With CISOs stretched thin, re-envisioning enterprise risk may be the only fix | daily.dev og:description: CISOs are facing an unmanageable workload as their responsibilities have expanded dramatically beyond traditional security operations to include business risk,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/with-cisos-stretched-thin-re-envisioning-enterprise-risk-may-be-the-only-fix-9bztpu0jx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9BZtpU0JX.png og:image:alt: With CISOs stretched thin, re-envisioning enterprise risk may be the only fix 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. # With CISOs stretched thin, re-envisioning enterprise risk may be the only fix **[CSO Online](https://daily.dev/sources/csoonline)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary CISOs are facing an unmanageable workload as their responsibilities have expanded dramatically beyond traditional security operations to include business risk, compliance, disaster recovery, IT operations, AI governance, and more—often without additional resources or authority. Over half of CISOs report their scope is no longer fully manageable, creating a single point of failure for organizations. Security experts recommend a fundamental restructuring of the CISO role, distributing responsibilities across specialized functions, elevating CISOs to true risk executive status with board access, and separating functions like privacy, physical security, and ESG that have been added out of convenience rather than strategic alignment. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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