CISO Diaries: Stefano Pasotti on Cybersecurity as Strategy, Not Cost Cybersecurity is often viewed through the lens of controls, compliance, and incident response, but its real value is much broader. In CISO Diaries, we speak with security leaders around the world to understand how they approach the role beyond the technical domain, particularly on how they make decisions, manage uncertainty, and align security with business resilience. The series explores the routines, habits, and perspectives that shape modern security leadership, revealing the human judgment behind the frameworks. As the role of the CISO continues to expand, the job is increasingly about more than protecting systems. It is about enabling continuity, supporting operational efficiency, and helping organizations make better decisions in the face of complexity. Through these conversations, CISO Diaries highlights how security leaders are not just defending against risk, but helping shape strategy, culture, and long-term competitive advantage. About Stefano Pasotti Stefano Pasotti is CISO and ICT Manager at DN Automotive Italy, where he leads cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, and digitalization initiatives across European operations. His career spans software development, strategic IT leadership, and cybersecurity, with deep experience connecting technology decisions to business outcomes across manufacturing and logistics environments, including WMS, production planning, EDI, and IoT integration. Known for his pragmatic and strategic approach, Stefano views cybersecurity not as a cost center, but as a driver of resilience, efficiency, and competitive advantage. His perspective is shaped by operating in multinational environments where security requires not only technical expertise, but cultural alignment, regulatory awareness, and careful communication. Through that lens, he brings a leadership approach grounded in discipline, continuous learning, and the belief that effective security is inseparable from sound business strategy. How do you usually explain what you do to someone outside of cybersecurity? I say I’m the person who makes sure