---
title: "How to make the CFO your best cybersecurity friend"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/how-to-make-the-cfo-your-best-cybersecurity-friend/"
date: "2018-10-23T04:53:03+00:00"
section: "Industry Insights"
tags:
  - "Business Security"
  - "CFO"
  - "CISO"
  - "Cloud"
  - "Cyber Security Strategy"
  - "Cyber Security Tips"
  - "Security Spending"
  - "Technology Predictions"
source: "helpnetsecurity.com"
source_url: "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/10/23/cfo-cybersecurity/"
---

# How to make the CFO your best cybersecurity friend

October 23, 2018 · Reported by helpnetsecurity.com

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> I’m bad dinner company. As the CFO of a cloud technology provider, I like to speak about finance and cybersecurity, two topics entirely capable of putting my dinner guests to sleep. However, both topics are extremely important in today’s business world and are inextricably linked. Good cybersecurity is extremely expensive, and bad cybersecurity is, well… even more expensive.

[Read the full article at helpnetsecurity.com](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/10/23/cfo-cybersecurity/)

**Tags:** [Business Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/business-security/) · [CFO](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cfo/) · [CISO](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/ciso/) · [Cloud](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cloud-computing/) · [Cyber Security Strategy](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-security-strategy/) · [Cyber Security Tips](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-security-tips/) · [Security Spending](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/security-spending/) · [Technology Predictions](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/technology-predictions/)