40% of CEOs believe that the biggest security risk the organization faces today is from the software supply chain, compared with 29% of CIOs and 27% of CTOs.

July 9, 2025

40% of CEOs believe that the biggest security risk the organization faces today is from the software supply chain, compared with 29% of CIOs and 27% of CTOs. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by LevelBlue in July 2025. It covers topics including Software supply chain. The original data appears in Data Accelerator: Software Supply Chain and Cybersecurity. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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40% of CEOs believe that the biggest security risk the organization faces today is from the software supply chain, compared with 29% of CIOs and 27% of CTOs. This data was published by LevelBlue and covers Software supply chain.

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This statistic comes from Data Accelerator: Software Supply Chain and Cybersecurity, published by LevelBlue on July 9, 2025. You can view the original report at https://levelblue.com/resource-center/levelblue-research/2025-data-accelerator-software-supply-chain-cybersecurity.

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40% of CEOs believe that the biggest security risk the organization faces today is from the software supply chain, compared with 29% of CIOs and 27% of CTOs.

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