According to a 2023 survey, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) in Japan, Brazil, and France overwhelmingly agreed that cybersecurity expertise should be required at the board level, as highlighted by 75 percent or more of respondents. By contrast, countries such as Saudi Arabia and South Korea did not consider cybersecurity expertise such a fundamental requirement compared to the global average of 62 percent.
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Percentage of CISOs agreeing cybersecurity expertise should be required at the board level in 2023, by country
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Proofpoint. (May 23, 2022). Percentage of CISOs agreeing cybersecurity expertise should be required at the board level in 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386924/ciso-cybersecurity-expertise-required-at-top-level-by-country/
Proofpoint. "Percentage of CISOs agreeing cybersecurity expertise should be required at the board level in 2023, by country." Chart. May 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386924/ciso-cybersecurity-expertise-required-at-top-level-by-country/
Proofpoint. (2022). Percentage of CISOs agreeing cybersecurity expertise should be required at the board level in 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386924/ciso-cybersecurity-expertise-required-at-top-level-by-country/
Proofpoint. "Percentage of Cisos Agreeing Cybersecurity Expertise Should Be Required at The Board Level in 2023, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386924/ciso-cybersecurity-expertise-required-at-top-level-by-country/
Proofpoint, Percentage of CISOs agreeing cybersecurity expertise should be required at the board level in 2023, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386924/ciso-cybersecurity-expertise-required-at-top-level-by-country/ (last visited June 25, 2025)
Percentage of CISOs agreeing cybersecurity expertise should be required at the board level in 2023, by country [Graph], Proofpoint, May 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386924/ciso-cybersecurity-expertise-required-at-top-level-by-country/