Though less eventful than its predecessor, 2021 was another blockbuster year for cyber security. With 2020’s scramble to enable remote working fading from memory, securing hybrid setups in the long term presented a new and complex challenge.
At the same time, cybercrime went prime time. High-profile cyber-attacks on healthcare, food and fuel supplies put CISOs on high alert. Keeping threat actors out was only part of the problem. Post-pandemic, The Great Resignation saw employees leave their roles in record numbers, often taking valuable data and credentials with them.
Proofpoint surveyed more than 1,400 CISOs around the world to find out how they coped over the last 18 months and what the future holds.
The report’s findings include the fact that 48 percent of surveyed CISOs feel their organization is at risk of suffering a material cyber-attack in the next 12 months.
Download this report to find out:
- How CISOs are adjusting in the wake of two years of pandemic disruption
- What strategies are being adapted to support long-term hybrid setups
- The part people play in putting organizations at risk
- The changing role of the CISO and how they are coping with increasing and evolving demands