Report by Splunk
The CISO Report: From Risk to Resilience in the AI Era
Key Findings
False alerts are a leading stressor for security teams (94%).
Tool fatigue is a leading stressor for security teams (79%).
92% of CISOs say that improving threat detection and response capabilities is a top priority.
68% of CISOs prioritize investing in AI cybersecurity capabilities.
82% of CISOs worry agentic AI will increase deployment speed and the complexity of persistence mechanisms.
Joint accountability drives the most value for key security initiatives (62%).
Joint accountability drives the most value for security budget and funding (55%).
Joint accountability drives the most value for access to security-relevant data (49%).
High alert volumes are a leading stressor for security teams (98%).
More than four out of five CISOs oversee secure software development (DevSecOps).
Lack of shared data views is a barrier to cross-departmental data sharing (70%).
Data privacy concerns are a top barrier to cross-departmental data sharing (91%).
86% of CISOs fear agentic AI will increase the sophistication of social engineering attacks.
Nearly all CISOs now report that their responsibilities include AI governance and risk management.
More than three quarters of CISOs are now worried about personal liability for security incidents, a sharp jump from last year when just over half expressed similar fears.
39% of CISOs who have partially or fully adopted agentic AI strongly agree it has increased their teams' reporting speed, which is more than double the 18% among CISOs who are still exploring agentic AI.
92% of CISOs say AI enables their teams to review more security events.
95% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) cite the growing sophistication of threat actor capabilities as their greatest risk.
Nearly two-thirds of security teams experience moderate to significant burnout.
Nearly four out of five CISOs report their role has become significantly more complex.
High storage costs are a barrier to cross-departmental data sharing (76%).
78% of CISOs prioritize strengthening identity and access management.
89% of CISOs report improved data correlation with AI.
82% of CISOs believe agentic AI will increase the amount of data reviewed, and 82% say it will increase correlation and response speeds.