Cisco Report Finds 95% of CISOs Cite Threat Risk and 39% Double AI Reporting Speed
Cisco released Splunk’s CISO Report surveying 650 CISOs, finding 95% cite threat actor sophistication as their greatest risk and 92% say AI enables review of more security events. 39% of agentic AI adopters doubled reporting speed while nearly 80% report greater role complexity and over 75% worry about personal liability.
1. Cisco Unveils Splunk CISO Report
Cisco released the annual CISO Report surveying 650 global CISOs to assess AI’s impact on security operations and risk management. The release underscores Cisco’s positioning of its AI-powered security portfolio as central to digital resilience.
2. Key AI-Driven Security Metrics
The survey shows 95% of CISOs cite growing threat actor sophistication as their top risk and 92% say AI enables review of more security events. It also finds 89% report improved data correlation and 39% of agentic AI adopters doubled reporting speed compared to 18% of explorers.
3. CISO Role Expansion and Liability
Nearly 80% of CISOs report their role has become significantly more complex, with over 75% now worried about personal liability for security incidents. Almost all respondents say AI governance and risk management fall under their remit, and more than 80% oversee secure software development.
4. Talent and Burnout Challenges
CISOs prioritize human capital solutions—upskilling, hiring and contractors—to close skills gaps despite AI advances. Yet nearly two-thirds of security teams experience moderate to significant burnout, driven by high alert volumes (98%), false alerts (94%) and tool fatigue (79%).