The 7 biggest issues CISOs and security teams face today
CSO Online outlines rising CISO stress, program-design challenges, and AI-driven attack pressure.
A CSO Online feature argues CISOs face a harder threat landscape as attack surfaces grow and AI changes both attacks and defense. ISACA’s 2026 State of Cybersecurity survey found 68% of security leaders more stressed than five years ago, with 71% of CISOs citing threat complexity. Security leaders from Siemens USA, BNSF Railway, and XiFin describe priorities including preventing compromise, building programs matched to each business, and using AI and automation against faster attacks. An Absolute survey claim says 50% of CISOs are considering leaving amid Mythos-class AI models.
- ISACA survey: 68% of security leaders report more stress over five years.
- 71% of CISOs cite a more complex threat landscape as the main stressor.
- Experts stress tailored programs, resilience, and recovery after compromise.
- AI-speed attacks are pushing automation and agentic-AI collaboration.
- An Absolute survey says half of CISOs are considering leaving.
- AI models
- Mythos
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9 min read at csoonline.com
Year after year CISOs see the volume, velocity, and sophistication of attacks increase. They also see their attack surfaces expand and increase in complexity.
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