Distributing Security Responsibilities (Responsibly)

This guidance-style report advises CISOs on leveraging a distributed responsibility model to meet evolving cybersecurity compliance requirements by clarifying roles (using tools like a RACI matrix), enforcing accountability through technical controls (e.g., automatic MFA enrollment, secure configuration templates, DNS filtering), and monitoring (continuous compliance and asset management). It emphasizes making security responsibilities personal to stakeholders, aligning security work with business objectives, and empowering employees so the security team can focus on high-priority tasks.