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Cybersecurity reports and statistics published by Splunk

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Recent Statistics & Reports

When there is a CISO on the board, 80% of boards report excellent or very good working relationships with CISOs in setting and aligning on strategic cybersecurity goals, versus 27% when there isn't a CISO on the board.

1/1/2025
BoardCISO

36% of CISOs consider contributing to revenue growth initiatives a priority compared to 24% of board members.

1/1/2025
BoardCISORevenue

46% of CISOs said attaining security milestones was indicative of their success, compared to only 19% of board respondents.

1/1/2025
BoardCISO

51% of CISOs see upskilling or reskilling security employees as a priority, versus 27% of boards.

1/1/2025
BoardCISOUpskilling

18% of CISOs claimed they were unable to support a business initiative due to budget cuts in the past year, and 64% said that lack of support led to a cyberattack.

1/1/2025
CISOBudget

15% of CISOs ranked compliance status as a top performance metric, compared to 45% of boards.

1/1/2025
BoardCISOCompliance

53% of CISOs say their responsibilities and job expectations have become more difficult since they took the job.

1/1/2025
CISOResponsibilities

52% of CISOs consider innovating with emerging technologies a priority, compared to 33% of board members.

1/1/2025
BoardCISOEmerging tech

More board members than CISOs want CISOs to develop certain skills: Business acumen: 55% of board members vs 40% of CISOs, emotional intelligence: 45% of board members vs 35% of CISOs, Communication: 52% of board members vs 47% of CISOs.

1/1/2025
BoardCISO

29% of CISOs say they receive the proper budget for cybersecurity initiatives, compared to 41% of board members who think cybersecurity budgets are adequate.

1/1/2025
CISOBoardBudget

57% of CISOs prioritize regulation and compliance knowledge, compared to 44% of board members.

1/1/2025
BoardCISORegulation

CISOs with good board relationships are more likely to be given the ability to pursue use cases for generative AI, such as creating threat detection rules (43% versus 31% of other CISOs), analyzing data sources (45% versus 28% of other CISOs), incident response and forensic investigations (42% versus 29% of other CISOs), and proactive threat hunting (46% versus 28% of other CISOs).

1/1/2025
BoardCISOGen AI

18% of CISOs revealed they were unable to support a business initiative because of budget cuts in the last 12 months.

1/1/2025
CISOBudget

79% of CISOs say KPIs for their security teams have changed substantially over recent years.

1/1/2025
CISOKPIs

64% of CISOs said that lack of support led to a cyberattack.

1/1/2025
CISOSupport

64% of CISOs reveal that the current threat and regulatory environment make them concerned they’re not doing enough.

1/1/2025
CISOComplianceRegulatory

For boards with a CISO member, 60% report excellent or very good working relationships when communicating progress against milestones, security goal achievement and plan of record, compared to 16% for boards without a CISO member.

1/1/2025
BoardProgressCISO

83% of security leaders participate in board meetings "somewhat often" or "most of the time".

1/1/2025
CISOBoard

Board members with a CISO background report stronger relationships with security teams and feel more confident about the organisation’s security posture.

1/1/2025
BoardCISO

37% of board members with a CISO background express concern that they are not doing enough to protect the organisation, compared to a survey average of 62%.

1/1/2025
BoardCISO

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