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People working in cybersecurity roles are very or extremely confident in current cybersecurity upper leadership at 49%.

PublisherISC2
ReportISC2 Research: Cybersecurity Professionals Want Leaders Who Have Been Through a Major Incident
Published28 May 2026
TopicsCybersecurity Leadership, Confidence

Published by ISC2 in ISC2 Research: Cybersecurity Professionals Want Leaders Who Have Been Through a Major Incident , 28 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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