You had them at ROI (and lost them at MTTR)

Let's be honest: many security leaders have stood in front of the board with solid metrics and strong conviction—only to watch the message fall flat. As breach costs rise and security investment becomes more scrutinized, the gap between security and finance isn't a lack of effort—it's a structural misalignment in how value is defined, measured, and discussed.

This practical working session digs into new research on where CISOs and CFOs consistently miss each other—and what actually changes the outcome. We'll explore which metrics resonate with finance leaders, why collaboration often happens at the wrong level, and how to reframe security investments in terms that protect revenue, operations, and business continuity.

Join this session if you're responsible for justifying security spend, defending response costs, or building a more productive partnership with finance. You'll leave with concrete approaches to align metrics, elevate conversations to the C-suite, and position security as a driver of business resilience.

Key takeaways:

• Report the metrics that actually matter to finance—stop reporting what security teams think they should measure and start translating outcomes into the financial models CFOs already use
• Fix collaboration that's happening at the wrong level—learn why C-suite engagement drives real alignment and what effective, ongoing strategic conversations look like
• Reframe security investments as business enablers—walk through practical approaches for quantifying risk reduction in dollars and establishing joint KPIs that matter to both security and finance