Key Insights from CyberEdge's 2023 Cyberthreat Defense Report

A record 73% of organizations were compromised by ransomware last year. However, the percentage of respondents who expect a successful cyberattack in the coming year declined by 4%, from 76% to 72%. Has cybersecurity turned a corner? CyberEdge’s Cyberthreat Defense Report (CDR) has become the standard for assessing organizations’ security posture, for gauging perceptions of IT security professionals and for ascertaining current and planned investments in IT security infrastructure. Now in its tenth year, the 2023 CDR assesses the views of 1,200 IT security professionals representing 17 countries and 19 industries. It’s the most geographically comprehensive view of IT security perceptions in our industry. Join ISC2 (a sponsor of this year’s study) and CyberEdge for highlights and key insights of the results, including: • 85% of organizations suffered at least one successful cyberattack last year • Double and triple extortion ransomware attacks are now the norm • Overall concern for cyberthreats ticked down for the second straight year, the first multi-year decline in CDR history