“Building robust Cybersecurity program require strategic, managerial, and technical understanding of the cybersecurity capabilities with consideration of the corporate vision, mission, and objectives. An essential part of the successful cybersecurity program is the insurance of the alignment with corporate strategy and objectives. Nowadays, with the economic growth and corporates expansion, companies start relying more on the digitalization to support the business and accelerate the growth. Relying on digitalization including automation and the use of Artificial intelligence will boost the efficiency from one side; but it will create a possible gap from the other side – cybersecurity risk and compliance. Having a dynamic cybersecurity program that is built based on the business needs with adoption of the up-to-date technology trends will minimize the compliance challenges. There are some considerations will contribute as success factors to facilitate overcoming those gaps.

• Adequate measurements of the cybersecurity program
• Key Stakeholders involvement
• The right communication and education
• Data and value driven instead of compliance driven
• Compliance, Security, and Productivity balance.”