Security News > 2022 > August > 5 key things we learned from CISOs of smaller enterprises survey

As business begins its return to normalcy, CISOs at small and medium-size enterprises were asked to share their cybersecurity challenges and priorities, and their responses were compared the results with those of a similar survey from 2021.
Especially in small security teams where additional headcount is not the answer, CISOs are turning to outsourced services to fill the void.
In 2021, 47% of CISOs surveyed relied on a Managed Security Services Provider, while 53% were using a managed detection and response service.
96% of CISOs are planning to consolidate security platforms.
Almost all CISOs surveyed have consolidation of security tools on their to-do lists, compared to 61% in 2021.
Download 2022 CISO Survey of Small Cyber Security Teams to see all the results.