A new global survey from Splunk has found that 82% of CISOs now report directly to the CEO, a large increase from 47% in 2023. In addition, 83% participate in board meetings ‘somewhat often’ or ‘most of the time’.
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Everbridge, Inc., has released its 2025 Global Enterprise Resilience Report. The report highlights that organizational leaders foresee increasingly severe and frequent threats, prompting increased investment in business continuity and disaster recovery programs to better prepare for future challenges.
The 20th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report reveals that state-based armed conflict is identified as the most pressing immediate global risk for 2025,…
The ESAs have published a report on the feasibility of further centralisation in the reporting of major ICT-related incidents by financial entities according to Article 21 of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
PwC has published the results from its 28th Annual Global CEO Survey. Amongst other things, this shows that 42% of CEOs believe their company will not be viable beyond the next 10 years without reinvention.
HP Inc. has issued its latest Threat Insights Report, highlighting how threat actors are using malware kits and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to improve the efficiency of their attacks.
Matthew Geyman describes the growth of the vCISO model in the MGA sector. The model offers a path to cyber resilience that aligns with both growth and fiscal constraints and is something that other sectors can learn from.
The need to comply with constantly-evolving cyber security and resilience regulation can feel like a heavy burden for organizations if they focus purely on the avoidance of penalties and reprimands. However positively embracing regulation can bring strategic advantages, says Rob Pocock.
International SOS is calling on organizations to take proactive steps in addressing the mental health challenges of employees, highlighting that approximately 40% of the global workforce reported stress levels that significantly impacted their ability to work in the last year.
Cyber incidents, such as data breaches or ransomware attacks, and IT disruptions are the biggest worry for companies around the world in 2025, according to the latest Allianz Risk Barometer.