2026 Annual CSO Survey
Thanks to the sponsors of our 2026 Annual CSO Survey — partnering with The Clarity Factory to bring CSOs the data they need to benchmark, track current and emerging best practice, and deliver maximum value for their businesses. Our 2026 sponsors are Ontic, ASIS International, Corporate Security Advisors (CSA), Factal, Seerist and Dataminr. We are also grateful to our 2026 CSO Survey Advisory Council, who offer advice and guidance to ensure the survey delivers maximum value to CSOs and their teams. Complete the survey now.
About The Clarity Factory
The Clarity Factory produces data, insights and practical solutions for security leaders and their teams. We work with private sector clients, offering a range of services including benchmarking, industry roundtables, consulting, storytelling workshops, and maturity assessments. Our industry-leading data and research provides security teams the information they need to keep their organizations safe, secure and resilient.
We create clarity from complexity – to enable you to thrive.
We bring five decades experience of technology, national security, corporate security and resilience. We've worked with organizations ranging from tiny non-profits to FTSE and Fortune 100 companies and national governments in Europe and North America.
We envision a world where leaders can successfully navigate complexity and uncertainty because they have clear and usable data, agile organizational solutions, access to best practice and benchmarking, and a new set of leadership skills based on influence, empathy, ethics and collaboration.