CISO
We've curated 125 cybersecurity statistics about CISO to help you understand how the role of Chief Information Security Officers is adapting to new threats, technologies, and strategies in 2025.
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73% of U.S. CISOs reported facing a significant cyber incident in the past six months.
More than 40% of Fortune-500 size security organizations have a deputy CISO.
95% of Fortune 500-size CISOs engage regularly with the full board and/or board subcommittees.
68% of Fortune 500-size CISOs engage with board subcommittees at least quarterly.
31% of Fortune 500-sized security organizations have a dedicated, full-time deputy CISO.
34% of Fortune 500-size CISOs meet with the full board at least quarterly.
13% of Fortune 500-sized security organizations assign the deputy CISO role to a functional department head as part of a combined role.
14.5% of organizations adopting AI have the CISO holding primary responsibility for AI security.
85% of CISOs say their organization's cybersecurity budget is influenced by the volume of nation-state threats.
A majority (89%) of CISOs are frequently asked about nation-state threats by their CEO and/or the board.
Over half (60%) of organizations have yet to fully integrate threat intelligence into their wider cybersecurity strategy.
Nearly all CISOs (98%) face barriers when acting on threat intelligence.
82% of CISOs report their organization's approach to threat intelligence collecting requires significant improvement or complete overhaul.
28% of CISOs report limited automation makes it difficult to integrate tools into their threat intelligence programs.
When asked about the top challenges when acting on threat intelligence, 45% of CISOs said keeping pace with evolving threats.
When asked about the top challenges when acting on threat intelligence, 39% of CISOs said integration issues.
Global threat detection volume from APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) actors rose 45% at the beginning of this year.
87% of CISOs say their organization's cybersecurity strategy is influenced by the volume of nation-state threats.
Nearly all CISOs agree threat intelligence is essential for identifying and mitigating emerging cybersecurity threats (94%).
The majority of CISOs (95%) agree being part of a threat intelligence sharing community or network improves their ability to prepare for threats.