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AI IN CORPORATE SECURITY

Clarity Factory Data on AI

Read The Clarity Factory 2025 Annual CSO Survey report.

 

 

Resources on AI for Corporate Security Professionals

 

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Cyber security is at the top of the agenda for most C-Suite executives. Global leaders surveyed by the World Economic Forum ranked cyber security within the top five risks over the next two years,[i] and almost three-quarters of board directors rank it as a top priority.[ii] The latest data from IBM shows that the global average cost of a data breach in 2024 was $4.88 million, a 10% increase in the past year and the highest total ever

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Reports

The Business Value of Corporate Security

This report seeks to understand what trends in the global business operating environment mean for the corporate security function: its value proposition, narrative and positioning, leadership, talent strategy, areas o
Annual Chief Security Officer Survey 2025 Cover
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Annual Chief Security Officer Survey 2025

The Clarity Factory produces research and thought leadership for professionals 

in corporate security, cyber security, resilience and national security. 
Corporate Security: Future Talent
Corporate Security

Corporate Security: Future Talent

The corporate security function is at an inflection point; trends outside organizations are impacting what the function does, how it positions itself, its relationship with other functions, and

Three myths preventing diversity in corporate security
Corporate Security

Three myths preventing diversity in corporate security

CLARITY UP FRONT
How to measure and communicate the impact of corporate security
Corporate Security

How to measure and communicate the impact of corporate security

CSOs tell us that measuring and communicating the impact of corporate security is one of their biggest and most enduring challenges. In our 2025 CSO Survey, CSOs said that the top challenge to their effectiveness was

Webinar: How to measure and communicate the impact of corporate security, 14 April
Corporate Security

Webinar: How to measure and communicate the impact of corporate security, 14 April

Webinar: 
How to measure and communicate the impact of corporate security 
April 14, 4pm UK / 11am EST
Is corporate security an attractive profession for the next generation of workers?
Corporate Security

Is corporate security an attractive profession for the next generation of workers?

Security is a very attractive profession for the next generation; 69% of young people working in corporate security who completed a survey said that they agreed.
What can corporate security learn from HR's journey to the C-Suite?
Corporate Security

What can corporate security learn from HR's journey to the C-Suite?

Clarity Up Front:
NEW REPORT: Connected Corporate Security
Corporate Security

NEW REPORT: Connected Corporate Security

Effective corporate security is increasingly dependent on the ability to connect: within the function, across the business, and between the business and external stakeholders.
New Research: The Future of Corporate Security
Corporate Security

New Research: The Future of Corporate Security

In 2005, ten companies came together to commission a white paper to explore the future of corporate security.
Outsourcing takes hold in corporate security
Corporate Security

Outsourcing takes hold in corporate security

The Future of Talent: Outsourcing takes hold in corporate security is a new insight paper from SI Placement and The Clarity Factory.
Polycrises are the new normal - how corporate security must adjust its strategy
Corporate Security

Polycrises are the new normal - how corporate security must adjust its strategy

Corporate security and crisis management has changed drastically in recent years.
The Business Value of Corporate Security
Corporate Security

The Business Value of Corporate Security

New report from The Clarity Factory presents a model for effective, business-enabling corporate security in a volatile and complex global business environment.
The Clarity Factory launches Annual Corporate Security Survey
Corporate Security

The Clarity Factory launches Annual Corporate Security Survey

The Clarity Factory will launch its Annual Corporate Security Survey in 2025, which will provide vital longitudinal benchmarking data for CSOs and their teams.
Security Culture:
Security Culture

Six Insights for Effective Security Culture

The front line of cybersecurity is as much about psychology and culture as software and technology.
The Future of Corporate Security
Corporate Security

The Future of Corporate Security

Are you a security professional under the age of 35? We want to hear from you!  
CSO Insights: 2025 corporate security data and trends for 2026
Corporate Security

CSO Insights: 2025 corporate security data and trends for 2026

Rachel Briggs was joined by Manish Mehta (Ontic), Meredith Wilson (Emergent Risk International), and Jules Parke-Robinson (Philip Morris International) to discuss data from the 2025 Annual CSO Survey and trends to wat