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A marked increase on last year ’ s 39 %.
Other key findings from Proofpoint ’ s 2023 Voice of the CISO report include :
• CISOs have experienced steadily increasing levels of concern since the start of the pandemic , while also feeling much more unprepared than last year : 80 % of CISOs feel at risk of experiencing a material cyberattack in the next 12 months , compared to 64 % last year and 44 % in 2021 . Further , 55 % believe their organization is unprepared to cope with a targeted cyberattack , compared to 39 % last year and 53 % in 2021 .
This partnership will enable organizations to overcome the new challenges they face this year and beyond .
• The loss of sensitive data is exacerbated by employee turnover : 55 % of security leaders reported having to deal with a material loss of sensitive data in the past 12 months , and of those , 87 % agreed that employees leaving the organization contributed to the loss . Despite those losses , 68 % of CISOs believe they have adequate controls to protect their data .
• Insider threats and cloud account compromise top the list of the most significant threats : The top threats perceived by CISOs have shifted , with insider threats and cloud account compromise now leading the way , followed by email fraud ( business account compromise ). Last year , DDoS attacks were the top concern , followed by cloud account compromise and smishing / vishing .
• Most organizations are likely to pay a ransom if impacted by ransomware : 72 % of CISOs believe their organization would pay to restore systems and prevent data release if attacked by ransomware in the next 12 months . And they are relying on
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