CISOs acknowledge that no organization is completely safe, but many also admit their security measures aren’t where they’d like them to be.
One-third of CISOs surveyed for Proofpoint’s 2025 Voice of the CISO Report said the data within their organization is not adequately protected, and 58% said their organizations were unprepared to respond to a cyberattack. Meanwhile, only 67% believed their organizations offered adequate budget, staff, and tools to meet their cybersecurity goals.
Such figures indicate that critical cybersecurity gaps remain in many, if not most, organizations. As adversaries lean into automation and artificial intelligence, the pressure is mounting to address security gap...