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Read More Read Less Facebook Twitter LinkedIn "> Link Copied Featured Thinking Reimagine your cyber guardrails to accelerate AI value Richard Watson 21 Oct 2025 It is harder than ever to stay one step ahead of cybersecurity threats. New, more sophisticated adversaries — some operating autonomously and learning from generative AI models - are thriving in a landscape with multiple attack surfaces opened by hybrid and distributed work, cloud computing at scale, and the digitalization of everything. The stakes are high for CISOs.

\r\n"Secure Creators” are redefining cybersecurity in their industries. Secure Creators have fewer cyber incidents, were quicker to respond, and provided 1.5 to 2 times more positive impact on their organization in terms of value creation, innovation and responsiveness to market opportunities when compared to their lower-performing counterparts.

\r\nThey accomplished this not by simply deploying the right technology, innovating effectively, communicating across their organizations and minimizing attack surfaces, but by executing each of those practices better than their peers. 

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\r\n"}}" id="rich-text-86e64696deaa" data-up-is="rich-text" data-up-translation-read-more="Read More" data-up-translation-read-less="Read Less" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-more="Read more button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-less="Read less button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" class="up-rich-text cmp-text" data-up-analytics="rich-text"> It is harder than ever to stay one step ahead of cybersecurity threats. New, more sophisticated adversaries — some operating autonomously and learning from generative AI models - are thriving in a landscape with multiple attack surfaces opened by hybrid and distributed work, cloud computing at scale, and the digitalization of everything. The stakes are high for CISOs.

"Secure Creators” are redefining cybersecurity in their industries. Secure Creators have fewer cyber incidents, were quicker to respond, and provided 1.5 to 2 times more positive impact on their organization in terms of value creation, innovation and responsiveness to market opportunities when compared to their lower-performing counterparts.

They accomplished this not by simply deploying the right technology, innovating effectively, communicating across their organizations and minimizing attack surfaces, but by executing each of those practices better than their peers. 

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Read More Read Less Reduce technology complexity Emerging technology presents opportunities and challenges for cybersecurity leaders. Most organizations have an average of 44 security products that are often poorly integrated, difficult to maintain and support, and offer no overall visibility.

\r\nSecure Creators embrace technology but with an eye for simplicity. They are quick to experiment with novel solutions, with 72% saying they are early adopters of new technology versus 55% of “Prone Enterprises,” the weaker group in the survey. But they are also more likely to use security orchestration, automation and response, and are late-stage adopters of robotic process automation. This indicates an eye on innovations that cohere into an orchestrated, pan-organizational defense.

\r\n"}}" id="rich-text-de1c626ddd86" data-up-is="rich-text" data-up-translation-read-more="Read More" data-up-translation-read-less="Read Less" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-more="Read more button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-less="Read less button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" class="up-rich-text cmp-text" data-up-analytics="rich-text"> Emerging technology presents opportunities and challenges for cybersecurity leaders. Most organizations have an average of 44 security products that are often poorly integrated, difficult to maintain and support, and offer no overall visibility.

Secure Creators embrace technology but with an eye for simplicity. They are quick to experiment with novel solutions, with 72% saying they are early adopters of new technology versus 55% of “Prone Enterprises,” the weaker group in the survey. But they are also more likely to use security orchestration, automation and response, and are late-stage adopters of robotic process automation. This indicates an eye on innovations that cohere into an orchestrated, pan-organizational defense.

Read More Read Less Reduce the attack surface As organizations pursue digital transformation, they are coming to terms with increased cyber vulnerability. Cloud applications, 5G networks and the rise of remote and hybrid work arrangements, alongside infrastructures like VPNs, increase entry points for hackers. Software and physical supply chains increase risk, especially when the security of third-party partners isn’t guaranteed.

\r\nSecure Creators are more likely to be paying attention to supply chain risks than Prone Enterprises (39% vs. 20%). CISOs should be involved in vendor selection decisions and should help set partner relationships to bring higher levels of assurance to supply chains and to ensure there is a cyber lens to supply decisions.

\r\n"}}" id="rich-text-7d1555c46942" data-up-is="rich-text" data-up-translation-read-more="Read More" data-up-translation-read-less="Read Less" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-more="Read more button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-less="Read less button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" class="up-rich-text cmp-text" data-up-analytics="rich-text"> As organizations pursue digital transformation, they are coming to terms with increased cyber vulnerability. Cloud applications, 5G networks and the rise of remote and hybrid work arrangements, alongside infrastructures like VPNs, increase entry points for hackers. Software and physical supply chains increase risk, especially when the security of third-party partners isn’t guaranteed.

Secure Creators are more likely to be paying attention to supply chain risks than Prone Enterprises (39% vs. 20%). CISOs should be involved in vendor selection decisions and should help set partner relationships to bring higher levels of assurance to supply chains and to ensure there is a cyber lens to supply decisions.

Read More Read Less Align everyone behind cybersecurity CISOs don’t have to advocate for budget as much as they used to. According to the survey, budget, once a top internal challenge, was only ranked sixth out of eight in a list of obstacles. With resources in hand, CISO communications have evolved to focus on cyber readiness and training.

\r\nSecure Creators speak the language of the C-suite and boards in conveying the realities of the current moment and the continuous resource demands of the function. They also do a better job organizing training and designing best practices. While only half of respondents say their cyber training is effective, and only 36% are satisfied with non-IT adoption of best practices, this gap closes among Secure Creators, who are more satisfied with best practice adoption. Upskilling current cybersecurity workforces is by far the most popular tactic to prepare for future cybersecurity threats, cited nearly three times more than the next most popular tactic in the survey.

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Secure Creators speak the language of the C-suite and boards in conveying the realities of the current moment and the continuous resource demands of the function. They also do a better job organizing training and designing best practices. While only half of respondents say their cyber training is effective, and only 36% are satisfied with non-IT adoption of best practices, this gap closes among Secure Creators, who are more satisfied with best practice adoption. Upskilling current cybersecurity workforces is by far the most popular tactic to prepare for future cybersecurity threats, cited nearly three times more than the next most popular tactic in the survey.

Read More Read Less Unleash value Cyber-secure organizations can innovate to create value with fewer risks than their less-secure peers – Prone Enterprises. Organizations without Secure Creators may be hesitant to invest in unproven technologies that have the potential to be huge value drivers for early adopters.

\r\nSecure Creators are value creators, not just value defenders. Cybersecurity leaders in these organizations are much more likely to say their cyber approach positively impacts the organization’s pace of transformation and innovation (59% vs. 16% of CISOs from Prone Enterprises), ability to rapidly respond to market opportunities (58% vs. 28%) and ability to focus on creating value rather than protecting value (57% vs. 39%).

\r\n"}}" id="rich-text-347e7ad9b4a0" data-up-is="rich-text" data-up-translation-read-more="Read More" data-up-translation-read-less="Read Less" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-more="Read more button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-less="Read less button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" class="up-rich-text cmp-text" data-up-analytics="rich-text"> Cyber-secure organizations can innovate to create value with fewer risks than their less-secure peers – Prone Enterprises. Organizations without Secure Creators may be hesitant to invest in unproven technologies that have the potential to be huge value drivers for early adopters.

Secure Creators are value creators, not just value defenders. Cybersecurity leaders in these organizations are much more likely to say their cyber approach positively impacts the organization’s pace of transformation and innovation (59% vs. 16% of CISOs from Prone Enterprises), ability to rapidly respond to market opportunities (58% vs. 28%) and ability to focus on creating value rather than protecting value (57% vs. 39%).

Read More Read Less Cybersecurity leaders are looking to improve capabilities in the following areas:\r\n"}}" id="rich-text-f296bd4a449d" data-up-is="rich-text" data-up-translation-read-more="Read More" data-up-translation-read-less="Read Less" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-more="Read more button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-less="Read less button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" class="up-rich-text cmp-text" data-up-analytics="rich-text"> Cybersecurity leaders are looking to improve capabilities in the following areas: Read More Read Less Generative AI and machine learning AI is both friend and foe to CISOs. To tip the balance toward friendship, cybersecurity leaders are investing in AI- and machine learning-enabled tools to improve vulnerability testing, detect threats more quickly and build more adaptive security systems.

\r\nGenerative AI models like generative adversarial networks (GANs) can create synthetic data that mimic real-word cyberattacks, making attack testing and response easier. In the real-world, generative AI-enabled threat detection tools are able to analyze large amounts of data in real time, allowing them to quickly detect anomalies and patterns that may indicate a cyberattack. If a threat is realized as a cyberattack, organizations can employ quickly-adaptive response systems that have been informed by huge datasets of historical breaches.

\r\n"}}" id="rich-text-15133bc37aa9" data-up-is="rich-text" data-up-translation-read-more="Read More" data-up-translation-read-less="Read Less" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-more="Read more button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-less="Read less button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" class="up-rich-text cmp-text" data-up-analytics="rich-text"> AI is both friend and foe to CISOs. To tip the balance toward friendship, cybersecurity leaders are investing in AI- and machine learning-enabled tools to improve vulnerability testing, detect threats more quickly and build more adaptive security systems.

Generative AI models like generative adversarial networks (GANs) can create synthetic data that mimic real-word cyberattacks, making attack testing and response easier. In the real-world, generative AI-enabled threat detection tools are able to analyze large amounts of data in real time, allowing them to quickly detect anomalies and patterns that may indicate a cyberattack. If a threat is realized as a cyberattack, organizations can employ quickly-adaptive response systems that have been informed by huge datasets of historical breaches.

Read More Read Less Passwordless authentication No matter the complexity, passwords by themselves are not as secure as they used to be. Organizations are using passwordless authentication to eliminate the risks associated with traditional password-based authentication methods.

\r\nPasswordless authentication replaces passwords with more secure methods, such as biometric authentication, hardware-based authentication or one-time passcodes sent via email or text message. This reduces the risk of phishing attacks, credential stuffing and password-related vulnerabilities.

\r\n"}}" id="rich-text-e72a8a5d646f" data-up-is="rich-text" data-up-translation-read-more="Read More" data-up-translation-read-less="Read Less" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-more="Read more button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-less="Read less button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" class="up-rich-text cmp-text" data-up-analytics="rich-text"> No matter the complexity, passwords by themselves are not as secure as they used to be. Organizations are using passwordless authentication to eliminate the risks associated with traditional password-based authentication methods.

Passwordless authentication replaces passwords with more secure methods, such as biometric authentication, hardware-based authentication or one-time passcodes sent via email or text message. This reduces the risk of phishing attacks, credential stuffing and password-related vulnerabilities.

Read More Read Less Zero trust A growing tech stack brings an expanded attack surface. Cybersecurity leaders are building zero trust architectures to deal with the near constant threat posed by attackers.

\r\nZero trust architectures use a mix of technology and protocols to identify and grant access to users within and outside an organization’s network. By default, users are not trusted and are given the least amount of privilege possible within a network. Networks are segmented to prevent widespread access if one wall is breached and barriers like multifactor authentication (MFA) are deployed to make unauthorized access more difficult.

\r\nOrganizations must adopt technology, but doing so doesn’t mean they have to be less secure.

\r\n"}}" id="rich-text-ba35cbf817e4" data-up-is="rich-text" data-up-translation-read-more="Read More" data-up-translation-read-less="Read Less" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-more="Read more button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-less="Read less button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" class="up-rich-text cmp-text" data-up-analytics="rich-text"> A growing tech stack brings an expanded attack surface. Cybersecurity leaders are building zero trust architectures to deal with the near constant threat posed by attackers.

Zero trust architectures use a mix of technology and protocols to identify and grant access to users within and outside an organization’s network. By default, users are not trusted and are given the least amount of privilege possible within a network. Networks are segmented to prevent widespread access if one wall is breached and barriers like multifactor authentication (MFA) are deployed to make unauthorized access more difficult.

Organizations must adopt technology, but doing so doesn’t mean they have to be less secure.

Read More Read Less DevSecOps Rapid technology development can create security gaps. DevSecOps (development, security and operations) can close these gaps by building cybersecurity into the development lifecycle, from design to production.

\r\nDevSecOps encourages collaboration and communication between developers, security professionals, and operations teams, allowing for a more holistic approach to cybersecurity. Building these practices into technology governance enables rapid deployment of security updates and patches, ensuring that systems are always up to date and protected against the latest threats.

\r\n"}}" id="rich-text-f12e107ccfb7" data-up-is="rich-text" data-up-translation-read-more="Read More" data-up-translation-read-less="Read Less" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-more="Read more button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-less="Read less button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" class="up-rich-text cmp-text" data-up-analytics="rich-text"> Rapid technology development can create security gaps. DevSecOps (development, security and operations) can close these gaps by building cybersecurity into the development lifecycle, from design to production.

DevSecOps encourages collaboration and communication between developers, security professionals, and operations teams, allowing for a more holistic approach to cybersecurity. Building these practices into technology governance enables rapid deployment of security updates and patches, ensuring that systems are always up to date and protected against the latest threats.

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