Gartner: Digital risk and digital risk officer roles to grow in 2015

The rise in cyberattacks and digital threats forced business leaders to pay closer attention, and that means more job opportunities. More than half of CEOs will include some type of "digital" leader by the end of 2015, according to research firm Gartner. Moving ahead, one-third of large organizations participating in digital business will have some type of "digital risk" officer.

It's a complicated time with cybercriminals finding great success compromising companies, stealing employee and customer personal data. IT security teams are suffering while trying to keep information secure, the digital risk officers will be tasked with being business savvy and have appropriate knowledge on how to address digital risk issues.

"Digital risk officers will require a mix of business acumen and understanding with sufficient technical knowledge to assess and make recommendations for appropriately addressing digital business risk," said Paul Proctor, Gartner VP and distinguished analyst. "Many traditional security officers will change their titles to digital risk and security officers, but without material change in their scope, mandate, and skills they will not fulfill this role in its entirety."