Cybersecurity Statistics

Cybersecurity statistics / CISO

82% of security leaders report directly to the CEO in 2024, which is up from 47% in 2023.

Publisher	Splunk
Report	The CISO Report 2025
Published	1 January 2025
Topics	CISO, CEO

Published by Splunk in The CISO Report 2025, 1 January 2025. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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