Proofpoint's 2025 Voice of the CISO Report Reveals Heightened AI Risk, Record CISO Burnout, and the Persistent People Problem in Cybersecurity
Proofpoint, Tuesday, August 26th, 2025
76% of CISOs anticipate a material cyberattack in the next year, with human risk and GenAI-driven data loss topping their concerns
Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company today released its fifth annual Voice of the CISO report, exploring key challenges, expectations and priorities of chief information security officers (CISOs) worldwide.
The 2025 report, which surveyed 1,600 global CISOs across 16 countries, spotlights two critical trends: the surge in cyberattacks is fueling heightened anxiety among CISOs-along with a growing willingness to pay ransoms when incidents occur-and the rapid rise of GenAI is forcing security leaders to balance innovation with risk, despite mounting concerns around data exposure and misuse.