More than three quarters of CISOs are now worried about personal liability for security incidents, a sharp jump from last year when just over half expressed similar fears.
More than three quarters of CISOs are now worried about personal liability for security incidents, a sharp jump from last year when just over half expressed similar fears. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Splunk in May 2026. It covers topics including Personal Liability, Executive Risk, CISO. The original data appears in The CISO Report: From Risk to Resilience in the AI Era. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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More than three quarters of CISOs are now worried about personal liability for security incidents, a sharp jump from last year when just over half expressed similar fears. This data was published by Splunk and covers Personal Liability, Executive Risk, CISO.
Where does this data come from?
This statistic comes from The CISO Report: From Risk to Resilience in the AI Era, published by Splunk on May 27, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.splunk.com/en_us/campaigns/ciso-report.html.
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This statistic relates to Personal Liability, Executive Risk, CISO. Browse more statistics on Personal Liability or from Splunk.