According to a recent Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) survey, supply chains and application programming interfaces (APIs) have emerged as major security concerns.
The survey was commissioned by API security firm Salt Security and conducted by Global Surveyz to gather feedback from 300 CISO/CSOs around the world.
The survey results show that 89% of CISOs are grappling with unforeseen risks arising from the rapid deployment of digital services that threaten the security of critical business data.
“API usage will naturally increase in many areas of business and AI as organizations accelerate their digital transformation efforts. ‘ said Anton Chuvakin, Security Advisor, CISO Division, Google Cloud.
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In particular, the report highlights several key concerns, including personal liability and lawsuits for security breaches, cited by 48% of CISOs as a major challenge.
The survey also found that the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is having a significant impact on the role of CISOs, with 94% citing AI adoption as having the most important macrodynamic impact. says.
Additionally, 95% of CISOs plan to make API security a priority over the next two years, a 12% increase compared to the priority two years ago.
“CISOs are becoming more involved at the business level, and in a macroeconomic environment where many changes are expected, alignment with business goals becomes even more important,” explains Guillaume Ross, JupiterOne Deputy CISO. .
“We expect more employees to report to the CEO than ever before.”
The report also identified the top security challenges facing CISOs, including a shortage of qualified cybersecurity talent (40%), inadequate software deployment (36%), and difficulty justifying security investments (34%). issues are also clarified.
As previously mentioned, supply chain/third-party vendors (38%) and API adoption (37%) were identified as the biggest gaps in security controls attributed to digital initiatives.
CISOs also expressed their personal concerns about expanding responsibilities and work-related stress.
But the good news is that 96% of respondents reported that their company’s board of directors is knowledgeable about cybersecurity issues.
Salt Security’s research comes months after the company released a report suggesting attacks targeting APIs had increased 400% over the past few months.
