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Blog | March 6, 2025

Evanta is Now Gartner C-level Communities

Blog | March 6, 2025

Evanta is Now Gartner C-level Communities

Eight years ago, Evanta joined Gartner and became Evanta, a Gartner Company. We are excited to continue our journey with a new name – Evanta is now Gartner C-level Communities. Learn more about this announcement here.
Blog | March 4, 2025

Top Focus Areas for CISOs in 2025

Blog | March 4, 2025

Top Focus Areas for CISOs in 2025

In 2025, CISOs are tasked with improving organizational resilience at the same time as they have more assets, platforms and threats to manage. Here are some high level themes that are emerging for CISOs as they take the lead on managing organizational risk.
Blog | December 23, 2024

4 Highlights from CISOs on Change Management

Blog | December 23, 2024

4 Highlights from CISOs on Change Management

Given the importance of managing change when it comes to implementing IT and security initiatives, we recently surveyed CISOs in our communities on change management and how their companies are progressing at it. Here are four highlights based on more than 200 CISOs’ responses to our survey.
Town Hall Insights | December 20, 2024

Effective Risk Communication for CIOs and CISOs

Town Hall Insights | December 20, 2024

Effective Risk Communication for CIOs and CISOs

Recently, CISOs and CIOs in the Washington, DC Community came together to discuss how to communicate risk in a way that enables their board and leadership team to understand the balance between risk, investment, and outcomes. Check out their key takeaways here.
Blog | November 26, 2024

Five C-Level Findings on Change Management

Blog | November 26, 2024

Five C-Level Findings on Change Management

This year, we have noticed a trend in business priorities – for many C-level executives to achieve their enterprise objectives, change management is involved. Recently, we asked executives how their organizations are approaching change management. Here are five themes we found from 800 executive responses.
Leadership Profile | November 25, 2024

Leading from the Front with the Chief Security Officer of Zscaler

Leadership Profile | November 25, 2024

Leading from the Front with the Chief Security Officer of Zscaler

Deepen Desai, Chief Security Officer of Zscaler, got his start in security by writing an AntiCheat program to catch gaming hackers while he was in graduate school. Read how this launched his career in cybersecurity, and find out what he’s hearing from CISOs about their top focus areas today.
Infographic | November 22, 2024

C-Suite Community Pulse on Change Management

Infographic | November 22, 2024

C-Suite Community Pulse on Change Management

With the pace of technological change, the potential of AI, and the alignment between digital initiatives and business growth, organizations seem to be in a constant state of change. We asked C-level executives in our communities about the current state of change management in their organizations – here is what 800 executives told us.
Infographic | November 22, 2024

CISO Community Pulse on Change Management

Infographic | November 22, 2024

CISO Community Pulse on Change Management

For CISOs, the organizational capability to adopt new technologies or change behavior impacts their ability to achieve key objectives, like the secure implementation of AI. We asked CISOs about the current state of change management at their organizations – here is what we learned from 225 security leaders.
Blog | November 12, 2024

5 Pieces of Advice for New C-Level Executives

Blog | November 12, 2024

5 Pieces of Advice for New C-Level Executives

Accepting a C-level role is a significant milestone in any executive's career, bringing with it both exciting opportunities and considerable challenges. To shed light on this critical transition, we reached out to members of Evanta’s C-level communities for their best advice to guide new executives toward success. Here are 5 themes that emerged from their responses.
Blog | October 28, 2024

The Value of Peer Connections for C-level Executives

Blog | October 28, 2024

The Value of Peer Connections for C-level Executives

At Gartner C-level Communities, we recognize that building and nurturing C-level peer connections is essential for driving innovative ideas, validating strategies, and solving critical business challenges. In this installment of our blog series, we delve into the value of connections within Gartner C-level Communities and how these relationships enhance both personal and organizational success.
Town Hall Insights | October 6, 2024

Treating Cybersecurity as a Business Investment

Town Hall Insights | October 6, 2024

Treating Cybersecurity as a Business Investment

Recently, CISOs and CIOs in the Denver Community came together to discuss the metrics and communication needed to guide executives and board members to apt and defensible cybersecurity investments and execution. Check out the takeaways on communicating the value of security measures here.
Leadership Profile | October 6, 2024

Pushing Security to the Edge with Akamai Technologies

Leadership Profile | October 6, 2024

Pushing Security to the Edge with Akamai Technologies

Vice President and CTO of Security Strategy Patrick Sullivan of Akamai Technologies says he likes to think about “what’s next for edge security.” These days, that probably revolves around AI. Read about what Patrick is hearing from CISOs on the rapid pace of change and the different ways AI has come to the forefront for security leaders.
Blog | September 9, 2024

3 Themes from CISOs on their Outlook for AI

Blog | September 9, 2024

3 Themes from CISOs on their Outlook for AI

One of the top priorities for CISOs this year is Generative and Traditional AI. In a recent survey, we wanted to know how they are progressing on AI adoption and what their sentiments are about AI – here are 3 themes that emerged from 400+ CISO responses.
Blog | August 4, 2024

The Value of Peer Insights in Gartner C-level Communities

Blog | August 4, 2024

The Value of Peer Insights in Gartner C-level Communities

In Gartner C-level Communities, the ongoing exchange of peer insights is driving innovative ideas and helping community members solve key leadership and business challenges. Here, we are highlighting the value peer insights have for Gartner C-level Community members.
Survey Report | July 24, 2024

Top 3 Priorities for CISOs in 2024

Survey Report | July 24, 2024

Top 3 Priorities for CISOs in 2024

CISOs face a complex set of priorities, ranging from an evolving threat landscape to managing the risk around new technologies, like AI. Here, we take a closer look at security leaders’ primary goals and challenges in 2024, based on our Leadership Perspective Survey of 1,900 CISOs across Evanta communities.
Infographic | July 11, 2024

CISO Community Pulse on AI Adoption

Infographic | July 11, 2024

CISO Community Pulse on AI Adoption

This year, CISOs are focused on protecting their organizations from an ever-expanding threat landscape, while securely implementing new technologies, like AI and generative AI. We surveyed CISOs across our communities on their AI adoption – here is a snapshot of what 400 CISOs told us.
Leadership Profile | June 30, 2024

How Innovation and Culture Drive Business Success at Netskope

Leadership Profile | June 30, 2024

How Innovation and Culture Drive Business Success at Netskope

Twelve years ago, Sanjay Beri took his business and technology experience, passion for building and creating impact, and entrepreneurial drive and brought it to life as Netskope. Read why the co-founder and CEO believes culture and innovation are critical for success and what key technology and security priorities he’s focused on this year.
Leadership Profile | June 27, 2024

Leadership Lessons on Purposeful Technology and Empowering Others

Leadership Profile | June 27, 2024

Leadership Lessons on Purposeful Technology and Empowering Others

Nearly 25 years ago, Kavitha Mariappan accepted an opportunity to join an emerging leaders program and move from Australia to the U.S. Now the EVP of Customer Experience & Transformation at Zscaler, Kavitha shares her top leadership lessons from almost 30 years in security and technology.
Town Hall Insights | June 11, 2024

Preparing the Workforce for a Cyber Crisis — An Interactive Simulation

Town Hall Insights | June 11, 2024

Preparing the Workforce for a Cyber Crisis — An Interactive Simulation

As security leaders continue to evolve their defenses, even the best crisis response plans struggle to account for the human element. Recently, the Toronto CISO Community had a virtual town hall featuring a realistic cyber crisis simulation to test and discuss how to make organization-wide decisions in a crisis – these are their takeaways.
Blog | June 9, 2024

What Members Value Most About Gartner C-level Communities Programs

Blog | June 9, 2024

What Members Value Most About Gartner C-level Communities Programs

Each year, community members across our 107 C-level communities get together at a variety of programs. Find out why executives value our one-day Executive Summits, Inner Circle networking dinners and one-hour Town Hall discussions.
Leadership Profile | April 28, 2024

How to Approach Cybersecurity Through Innovation and Collaboration

Leadership Profile | April 28, 2024

How to Approach Cybersecurity Through Innovation and Collaboration

As the Executive Vice President of Cyber Security Product Innovation at Mastercard, Rigo Van den Broeck has a unique role and perspective on the cybersecurity threat landscape. Here, he shares his experiences in the financial industry, insights on the top challenges for CISOs, and why he thinks cybersecurity has the best opportunities for innovation.
Blog | April 15, 2024

Key Priorities & Opportunities for the C-Suite in 2024

Blog | April 15, 2024

Key Priorities & Opportunities for the C-Suite in 2024

Every year, Evanta conducts a proprietary Leadership Perspective Survey among the members of our C-level communities around the world. Our survey provides the opportunity to compare top enterprise priorities across C-suite roles. Read what more than 3,700 executives told us they are focusing on in 2024.