CISOs with healthy board relationships report stronger partnerships with IT operations (82% versus 69% of other CISOs) and engineering (74% versus 63% of other CISOs).

When asked what skills CISOs should develop, the biggest gaps in importance include business acumen (55% for boards versus 40% for CISOs), emotional intelligence (45% for boards versus 35% for CISOs) and communication (52% for boards versus 47% for CISOs).

94% of CISOs report being victims of a disruptive cyberattack, with 55% experiencing them at least a couple of times, and another 27% experiencing them many times.

Strategic CISOs earn 57% more than Functional CISOs and twice as much as Tactical CISOs.

7% of CISOs said their growth in compensation was driven by a change in employers, and this group received an average increase of 31%.