Top cybersecurity risks caused by geopolitical tensions worldwide in 2024

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Alexandra Borgeaud,
Feb 5, 2025

As of 2024, around 45 percent of Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) and 31 percent of Chief Executive Officers (CEO) were concerned about disruption of operations as the cyber risk in the context of geopolitical tensions. Cyber espionage and loss of sensitive information or IP ranked second among cybersecurity concerns amid geopolitical tensions.

Main cybersecurity risks stemming from geopolitical tensions worldwide in 2024

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Release date

January 2025

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

September to October 2024

Number of respondents

321 respondents

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business and cyber leaders

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original survey question: "Which of the following cyber risks are you most concerned about in the context of geopolitical tensions?"

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