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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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When asked about the top challenges when acting on threat intelligence, 38% of CISOs said regulatory constraints.

Trellix6/10/2025
Threat intelligenceRegulatory

79% of CISOs report their organization's approach to threat intelligence incorporating requires significant improvement or complete overhaul.

Trellix6/10/2025
Threat intelligence

80% of CISOs report their organization's approach to threat intelligence monitoring requires significant improvement or complete overhaul.

Trellix6/10/2025
Threat intelligence

78% of CISOs report their organization's approach to threat intelligence analyzing requires significant improvement or complete overhaul.

Trellix6/10/2025
Threat intelligence

One-third of CISOs (33%) agree AI-driven analytics would help them perform their responsibilities more effectively.

Trellix6/10/2025
AI

Organizations with a proactive approach to threat intelligence (44%) are considerably more likely to use advanced threat detection technologies over the next 12 months, compared to those with a reactive approach (56%).

Trellix6/10/2025
Threat intelligenceThreat detection

37% of CISOs agree increased levels of automation would help them perform their responsibilities more effectively.

Trellix6/10/2025
Automation

89% agree a CISO community would enable security leaders to navigate high-stakes decisions through trusted insights and shared experiences

Trellix6/10/2025
Threat intelligence

When asked about the top challenges when acting on threat intelligence, 45% of CISOs said keeping pace with evolving threats.

Trellix6/10/2025
Threat intelligence

82% of CISOs report their organization's approach to threat intelligence collecting requires significant improvement or complete overhaul.

Trellix6/10/2025
Threat intelligence

78% of CISOs report their organization's approach to threat intelligence analyzing requires significant improvement or complete overhaul.

Trellix6/10/2025
Threat intelligence

79% of CISOs report their organization's approach to threat intelligence incorporating requires significant improvement or complete overhaul.

Trellix6/10/2025
Threat intelligence

80% of CISOs report their organization's approach to threat intelligence monitoring requires significant improvement or complete overhaul.

Trellix6/10/2025
Threat intelligence

58% of CISOs and cybersecurity executives say it is difficult to articulate their value beyond risk mitigation.

EY5/28/2025
Cybersecurity benefitsCybersecurity value

Only 13% of CISOs in the study said they were consulted early when urgent strategic decisions were being made.

EY5/28/2025

50% of CISOs identify software-based testing as a primary method for uncovering exploitable security gaps within their organizations.

Pentera5/7/2025
Pen testingOffensive security

CISOs experienced a 15% drop in their ransomware preparedness rating post-attack.

Veeam4/23/2025
Ransomware

57% of CISOs are more likely than the rest of the C-suite (47%) to say their organisation has experienced a cybersecurity incident due to cybercriminals in the past three years.

EY4/15/2025
Security incidentC-Suite

75% of CISOs say their organisation experienced a decrease in cybersecurity incidents following increased investment in AI, compared to the rest of the C-suite (68%).

EY4/15/2025
Security incidentAI

21% of C-suite leaders say their organisation currently invests more than 10% of their IT budget in cybersecurity. This number is expected to roughly double to 38% next year

EY4/15/2025
CybersecurityBudget