The Future of Corporate Security
The Future of Corporate Security

Are you a security professional under the age of 35? We want to hear from you!  

Link to survey: The Future of Corporate Survey

The Clarity Factory is conducting research on the future of corporate security. The study is kindly supported by Astra Zeneca, Barclays, CRH, Holcim, ICF, Johnson Matthey, Proman, Shell, Sibylline and Sky. Research findings will be published in the second half of 2023, free to download from The Clarity Factory website. If you would like to be notified when it’s published, sign up to our monthly newsletter.  

Deadline for completing the survey is Friday 26 May 2023.  

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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