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‍Cybersecurity Strategist

A Benchmark Report for Security Leaders

Insights from leading  CISOs, VPs, and Directors on navigating threat landscapes, allocating resources, and aligning security with business objectives.

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Key Insights

38%

have comprehensive, real-time visibility into threats beyond their perimeter

45%

cite insufficient real-time threat intelligence as their biggest gap

52%

prioritize AI capabilities when evaluating threat intelligence investments

26%

say compliance focus—not budget—is the biggest barrier to threat-driven investment

What You'll Learn


Security leaders are under pressure to do more with less—while threats grow more sophisticated by the day.

We surveyed 121 senior cybersecurity and risk management professionals to understand how they're building and sustaining effective security programs. What we found: a significant gap between perceived readiness and operational reality.
Strategic Visibility & Threat Landscape
  • How security leaders rate their external visibility—and where the blind spots are
  • The emerging threats keeping CISOs up at night (hint: AI tops the list)
  • Why real-time intelligence gaps persist even in mature organizations
Investment & Resource Allocation
  • How peers allocate budget between external and internal threat intelligence
  • The top criteria driving threat intelligence investment decisions
  • What's really blocking threat-driven funding (it's not what you think)
Measuring Effectiveness & Future Direction
  • The metrics that matter most to boards and executive leadership
  • Where security teams are focusing strategic shifts over the next 12-24 months
  • How to move from compliance-driven to risk-driven security investment
Actionable Recommendations
  • Four concrete steps to strengthen your security strategy today
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