While fears of cyber attacks continue to rise, CISOs demonstrate increasing confidence in their ability to defend against these threats, reflecting a significant shift in the cybersecurity landscape, according to Proofpoint.
CISOs' confidence is growing despite fear of cyber attacks.
70% of surveyed CISOs feel at risk of a material cyber attack over the next 12 months, compared to 68% the year before, and 48% in 2022.
CISOs today clearly remain on high alert, but confidence among them is growing: just 43% feel unprepared to cope with a targeted cyber attack, showing a marked decrease over last year's 61% and 50% in 2022.
Human error continues to be perceived as the Achilles' heel of cybersecurity, with 74% of CISOs identifying it as the most significant vulnerability.
In a year of growing insider threats and people-driven data loss, more CISOs than ever see human risk, in particular negligent employees as a key cybersecurity concern over the next two years.
This year, we are seeing an uptick in the number of CISOs who view human error as their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability-74% in this year's survey vs. 60% in 2023.
86% of CISOs believe that employees understand their role in protecting the organization.
This may be attributed to the 87% of CISOs surveyed looking to deploy AI-powered capabilities to help protect against human error and advanced human-centered cyber threats.
In 2024, 70% of CISOs surveyed feel at risk of experiencing a material cyber attack in the next 12 months, compared to 68% in 2023 and 48% in 2022.
54% of CISOs surveyed believe that generative AI poses a security risk to their organization.
The top three systems CISOs view as introducing risk to their organizations are: ChatGPT/other GenAI, Slack/Teams/Zoom/other collaboration tools and Microsoft 365.
53% of CISOs surveyed invested in educating employees on data security best practices which is higher in 2024 compared to 2023.
The biggest cybersecurity threats perceived by CISOs in 2024 are ransomware attacks, malware and email fraud.
62% of CISOs believe their organization would pay to restore systems and prevent data release if attacked by ransomware in the next 12 months.
79% of CISOs said they would rely on cyber insurance claims to recover potential losses incurred, compared to 61% in 2023.
84% of CISOs agree their board members see eye-to-eye with them on cybersecurity issues.
In 2024, 53% of CISOs admitted to burnout compared to 60% last year, while 66% feel they face excessive expectations, a steady increase from 61% last year and 49% in 2022.
The sustainability of the ongoing expectations on CISOs continues to be tested-66% are concerned about personal liability and 72% would not join an organization that does not offer Directors & Officers insurance coverage.
The 2024 Voice of the CISO report examines global third-party survey responses from 1,600 CISOs from organizations of 1,000 employees or more across different industries.
This Cyber News was published on www.helpnetsecurity.com. Publication date: Mon, 27 May 2024 05:13:06 +0000