Scenario: an Organization Has Recently Appointed a CISO

Scenario: An organization has recently appointed a CISO. This is a new role in the organization and it signals the increasing need to address security consistently at the enterprise level. This new CISO, while confident with skills and experience, is constantly on the defensive and is unable to advance the IT security centric agenda. From an Information Security Leadership perspective, which of the following is a MAJOR concern about the CISO's approach to security?

A) Compliance centric agenda
B) IT security centric agenda
C) Lack of risk management process
D) Lack of sponsorship from executive management