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In 2025, 61% of CISOs indicated that their organization’s board and C-suite expect the cybersecurity group to guarantee zero breaches and ransomware incidents.

January 13, 2026

In 2025, 61% of CISOs indicated that their organization’s board and C-suite expect the cybersecurity group to guarantee zero breaches and ransomware incidents. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Absolute Security in January 2026. It covers topics including Board Expectations, Breach, Ransomware , US, UK. The original data appears in The Resilient CISO: The State of Enterprise Cyber Resilience. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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In 2025, 61% of CISOs indicated that their organization’s board and C-suite expect the cybersecurity group to guarantee zero breaches and ransomware incidents. This data was published by Absolute Security and covers Board Expectations, Breach, Ransomware , US, UK.

Where does this data come from?

This statistic comes from The Resilient CISO: The State of Enterprise Cyber Resilience, published by Absolute Security on January 13, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.absolute.com/resources/research-reports/the-resilient-ciso-the-state-of-enterprise-resilience.

What cybersecurity topics does this cover?

This statistic relates to Board Expectations, Breach, Ransomware , US, UK. Browse more statistics on Board Expectations or from Absolute Security.

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