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 watch for 2026.
Watch their discussion, as they cover:
- Security risk rankings, and why some risks are not rated higher, including threats to executives, workplace violence, supply chain security and third party risk
- Geopolitical risks to watch in 2026
- How intel teams can serve both the corporate security team and also add valuable insights to the C-Suite
- Why silos still challenge corporate security effectiveness, despite progress in collaboration among corporate security professionals
- The challenges of effective communication with the C-Suite on specific risks, including threats to executives, as well as more broadly to build influence
Read the 2025 Annual CSO Survey report: /cso-survey
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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
