In today’s environment—marked by accelerating threats like ransomware, increasingly complex supply chains, and the growing footprint of AI and IoT—managing cyber risk has never been more urgent or more difficult.
Our latest research with Sapio Research, The State of Cyber Risk and Exposure 2025, draws on the insights of 1,000 cybersecurity and cyber risk leaders around the world to understand what they are focused on today and what will be keeping them up tomorrow. Overwhelmingly, 90% of respondents said managing cyber risk is more difficult than five years ago, citing AI-automated threats and widening attack surfaces as their top challenges.
While the full findings are complex and insightful, one takeaway is clear: many organizations are still struggling to achieve the visibility needed across their extended digital ecosystems. Even among those that have made progress, a critical gap remains—the inability to contextualize exposure data with business relevance and threat intelligence.
True cyber risk intelligence depends on integrating several key elements, including threat intelligence, exposure data, business context, and risk scoring. When aligned effectively, these inputs empower organizations to deliver actionable insights to both security teams and business stakeholders. The results are better decisions, stronger governance, and improved security outcomes.
