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MH Global CISO Research Report 2024

by James Larkin, Sarah Cullen, Olivia Westbrook-Gold, Charles Matthews, Mayur Patel, Priti Ranjan, Mollie Rochelle, Max Mettelman, Ben Rodgers & John-Claude Hesketh

The global threat landscape has been reshaped in the past year with growing international instability. Our new report, Global Snapshot: The CISO in 2024, explores how CISOs will play an increasingly pivotal role in helping the organizations they serve navigate the complex set of security risks associated with doing business in today’s marketplace.

This year's report addresses CISO tenure, succession planning and strategic hiring, and diversity, equity, and inclusion against a backdrop of the following research findings of the Fortune Global 500 CISOs.

Key findings from this year's report:

  • 51% of CISOs were hired externally into their current role
  • 46% of CISOs have spent less than 24 months in their current role
  • 18% of CISOs are (perceived to be) gender diverse
  • 26% of CISOs are (perceived to be) ethnically diverse

For the full report, click here.

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