Cybersecurity Dive January 15, 2025
Matt Kapko

Ransomware remains the top cyber risk concern among executives, but CISOs are almost twice as likely as CEOs to make that determination.

Dive Brief:

  • Ransomware is the top organizational cyber risk this year, the World Economic Forum said in its Global Cybersecurity Outlook for 2025. Nearly half of all respondents to the annual global survey said a ransomware attack concerns them the most.
  • While ransomware ranked as the top cyber risk among CEOs and CISOs, the report found a significant gap in the level of concern between the executive roles. Nearly 1 in 3 CEOs said ransomware is their top cyber risk concern, but more than half of CISOs made the same determination.
  • Executives in the study expect significant...

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