Modern CISOs aren't being asked how many vulnerabilities they've patched - they're being asked deeper, more critical questions: Are we truly secure? Are our cybersecurity investments delivering results? Yet in today's increasingly fragmented security landscape, risk stems from a complex mix of siloed tools, overlapping extended security posture management functions, expanding cloud footprints and distributed remediation responsibilities. The result? More alerts, more noise and less clarity. In this dynamic security landscape, attackers are moving faster than ever and security teams are stuck in a reactive loop, chasing alerts instead of reducing actual risks. It's time for a new approach - one that speaks the language of business success, not CVEs; an approach that quantifies value at risk, aligns with business goals and focuses only on what truly matters.

This session introduces the risk operations center (ROC), a strategic counterpart to the SOC that unifies risk signals, prioritizes high-impact actions and reframes cybersecurity as a business enabler rather than just a technical function. You will learn how leading organizations are building their ROCs to shift from alert fatigue to focused risk control.

In this session, led by Bhagyashree Thorat, senior product manager, Qualys, you will learn:

• The role of an ROC, and how it complements the traditional SOC;
• How security leaders prioritize risk reduction over alert response;
• Strategies for aligning cybersecurity initiatives with broader business goals to improve ROI and decision-making.