CISOs Are Spending Big And Still Losing Ground
Help Net Security, December 8,2025
Security leaders are entering another budget cycle with more money to work with, but many still feel no safer. A new benchmark study from Wiz shows a widening gap between investment and impact.
Budgets keep rising, cloud programs keep expanding, and AI is reshaping both threats and defenses. Still, CISOs say the fundamentals of risk reduction are not improving fast enough.
Bigger budgets do not create confidence
Organizations continue to increase cybersecurity spending across industries. Even with that growth, respondents say their programs fall short of what the threat landscape now demands. The concern is strongest among people closest to day to day work. Architects, engineers, and security managers report that well funded programs still struggle to keep up with new attack techniques, rapid cloud adoption, and broader business needs.