Survey: Most CISOs Feel Their Business Is At Risk For Cyberattack
Security Boulevard, Monday, May 15,2023
A new report from Proofpoint provides global insight into CISOs' challenges, expectations and priorities for 2023.
According to a new survey of 1,600 chief information security officers from around the world by cybersecurity company Proofpoint, 68% of respondents feel their organization is at risk of being attacked in the next 12 months, with 25% of them rating that risk as very likely. The year before, only 48% believed a cyberattack would hit them within the next year.
Geographically speaking, the most concerned CISOs are located in the U.K. (84%), Germany (83%) and Singapore (80%), with the U.S. being at 73%. Regarding the business verticals, CISOs in retail (77%), manufacturing (76%) and finance (71%) feel the most concerned about cyberattacks.