According to a 2023 survey of Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) worldwide, e-mail fraud was a leading cybersecurity risk, with roughly 33 percent naming it as one of the three major cybersecurity threats. A further share of 30 percent of the respondents found insider threats to be a significant risk to their organizations' cyber security. Cloud account compromise and DDoS attacks followed closely, with 29 percent.
Most significant cybersecurity threats in organizations worldwide according to Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) as of February 2023
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Chief Information Security Officers (CISO); up to three answers were possible, expected threats in the following 12 months
Supplementary notes
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "What, if anything, do you perceive to be the biggest cybersecurity threats within your organization/industry in the next 12 months? Pick up to three."
According to the source, respondents represent organizations of 200 employees or more across different industries in 16 countries. One hundred CISOs were interviewed in each market, which includes the U.S., Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, UAE, KSA, Australia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Brazil.
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Proofpoint. (May 15, 2023). Most significant cybersecurity threats in organizations worldwide according to Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) as of February 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350460/cybersecurity-threats-at-companies-worldwide-cisos/
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Proofpoint. (2023). Most significant cybersecurity threats in organizations worldwide according to Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) as of February 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350460/cybersecurity-threats-at-companies-worldwide-cisos/
Proofpoint. "Most Significant Cybersecurity Threats in Organizations Worldwide According to Chief Information Security Officers (Ciso) as of February 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350460/cybersecurity-threats-at-companies-worldwide-cisos/
Proofpoint, Most significant cybersecurity threats in organizations worldwide according to Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) as of February 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350460/cybersecurity-threats-at-companies-worldwide-cisos/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Most significant cybersecurity threats in organizations worldwide according to Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) as of February 2023 [Graph], Proofpoint, May 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350460/cybersecurity-threats-at-companies-worldwide-cisos/