According to a 2024 survey of Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) worldwide, Ransomware attacks were a leading cybersecurity risk, with roughly 41 percent naming it as one of the three major cybersecurity threats. A further share of 38 percent of the respondents found malware to be a significant risk to their organizations' cybersecurity. Email fraud 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 2024
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. (March 31, 2024). Most significant cybersecurity threats in organizations worldwide according to Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) as of February 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350460/cybersecurity-threats-at-companies-worldwide-cisos/
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Proofpoint. (2024). Most significant cybersecurity threats in organizations worldwide according to Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) as of February 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350460/cybersecurity-threats-at-companies-worldwide-cisos/
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