Salt Security, the API security company, has released key findings of the new State of the CISO 2023 report. Conducted by Global Surveyz for Salt, the global CISO survey gathered feedback from 300 CISOs/CSOs around the world on issues resulting from digital transformation and enterprise digitalisation.
The results highlight significant CISO challenges including the biggest security control gaps they must manage, the most significant personal struggles they face, and the impact that broader global issues are having on their ability to deliver effective cybersecurity strategies.
Today’s digital-first economy has transformed the role of the modern CISO, increasing threats and changing security priorities, the report finds.
Key findings include:
- 89% of CISOs report that the rapid deployment of digital services has generated unforeseen risks to securing critical business data
- Digital initiatives have produced new individual concerns, the top being the risk of personal liability and litigation resulting from security breaches, with 48% of CISOs citing that challenge
- 94% of CISOs worldwide say the speed of AI adoption is the macro dynamic having the greatest…
