Security News > 2024 > May > Proofpoint’s CISO 2024 Report: Top Challenges Include Human Error & Risk

In Proofpoint's 2024 Voice of the CISO report, the cybersecurity company found that CISOs are dealing with people-centric threats more than ever.

According to the survey, more CISOs than ever believe human error is the biggest vulnerability for their organizations; 74% of the CISOs feel this way, up from 60% in 2023.

80% of CISOs see human risk as a key cybersecurity concern over the next two years, up from 63% in 2023.

According to the Proofpoint report, 73% of CISOs added their data loss events were caused by employees leaving their organization.

More than half of the CISOs think AI poses some form of security risk to their organization.

CISOs' top priority according to their budget is now improving information protection and enabling greater business innovation slightly ahead of improving employee cybersecurity awareness.

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