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Security as a Business Enabler by Re-envisioning Risk and Leading through Uncertainty - Elyse Gunn - BSW #436
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- Feb 25, 2026
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Summary
Most organizations view security as a cost center, a "check-the-box" expense rather than a strategic investment. This mindset leads to chronic underfunding, reactive, panic-driven decision-making, and high staff turnover. It also hampers innovation, strategic initiatives, and customer trust. What if security was viewed as a business enabler, not a cost center? Elyse Gunn, CISO at Nasuni, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss how to make security a business enabler, turning security from a cost center into a profit center. Elyse discusses why aligning security initiatives to business drivers is the key to addressing trust, both internally and externally, and how it solves the biggest security priorities for organizations, including: Data Privacy AI Security, and Nth Party Risk In the leadership and communications segment, With CISOs stretched thin, re-envisioning enterprise risk may be the only fix, To Lead Through Uncertainty, Unlearn Your Assumptions, Leaders, Consider Pausing Before Acting on Employee Feedback, and more! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-436