cyber trends
PROOFPOINT ’ S RECENT SURVEY HAS REVEALED SOME STARK FINDINGS ABOUT GENERATIVE AI , HIGHLIGHTING THAT NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS ( 73 %) OF THOSE SURVEYED FEEL AT RISK OF A MATERIAL CYBERATTACK , A NOTABLE INCREASE FROM 65 % IN 2022 . WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE RESULTS IN MORE DETAIL .
roofpoint , a leading
P cybersecurity and compliance company , has released its second annual Cybersecurity : The 2023 Board Perspective report , which explores board of directors ’ views on the global threat landscape , cybersecurity priorities and relationships with CISOs . The findings reveal that nearly threequarters ( 73 %) of those surveyed feel at risk of a material cyberattack , a notable increase from 65 % in 2022 . Likewise , 53 % feel unprepared to cope with a targeted attack , up from 47 % the previous year .
Interestingly , recent research from Proofpoint illustrates similar sentiments are shared by CISOs in the Middle East , with 55 % of KSA CISOs and 75 % of UAE CISOs admitting they feel at risk of experiencing a material cyberattack in the next 12 months . Half of CISOs
Nearly three-in-five global board members view Generative AI as a security risk
in the Middle East believe their organisation is unprepared to cope with a targeted cyberattack .
This year-over-year change may reflect the ongoing volatility of the threat landscape , including lingering geopolitical tensions and rises in disruptive ransomware and supply chain attacks . The emerging risk of Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) tools such as ChatGPT may also be contributing to these sentiments : 59 % of board members believe Generative AI is a security risk for their organisation .
Global board members have those concerns even though 73 % view cybersecurity as a priority , 72 % believe their board clearly understands the cyberrisks they face and 70 % believe they have adequately invested in cybersecurity .
The Cybersecurity : The 2023 Board Perspective report examines global , third-party survey responses from
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