The Cybersecurity Department Placement

In this memo, we will talk about the best placement for the Cybersecurity department, which would be the IT department.
The IT department Pros
The best and most efficient place to integrate the Cybersecurity department would be within the IT operations. This is because they would provide many important skills and easy access to systems. Because the IT department is already focused on tech and other security measures, the cybersecurity operations would have an easier time implementing their measures. They have the resources and budget already set so the cybersecurity team would have less on their plate to worry and stress about. They would also provide access to the budget and other resources without having to ask higher ups creating an easy environment to work in.
The IT department cons
There are plenty of pros to this department but much like everything else in the world, there are some flaws. The cybersecurity team might be a conflict of interest within the IT department. Afterall they already deal with the security of different resources, so it is understandable that a form of “resource guarding may occur”.
Cons of Finance and Operations
The other departments that the cybersecurity operations could enter has many cons compared to the It department. While they both have their pros such as using the cybersecurity team to focus on what they work on such as protecting finances or adding extra security within the business operations, they have many cons. Both the Finance and Operations departments don’t provide the necessary access to different resources, which could cause delayed security measures.
Cons of Reporting to the CEO
Reporting directly to the CEO would cause a massive headache compared to any of the other departments. Placing the Cybersecurity team to work with the CEO directly would cause a huge hack of organization within their team. There would be no budget or resources provided and everything would go through the CEO who is unbelievably busy. These delayed response times could potentially cause huge security risks. Not to mention that the Cybersecurity team would be isolated from the rest of the departments causing a harder time overall.
Conclusion
Overall, the best fit for the Cybersecurity operations would be within the IT department. They offer so many benefits in order to make the team more efficient in what they do. Using this method would create a more self-efficient and well-rounded company.