Of large organizations, 54% identified supply chain challenges as the biggest barrier to achieving cyber resilience. The increasing complexity of supply chains, coupled with a lack of visibility and oversight into the security levels of suppliers, has emerged as the leading cybersecurity risk for organizations. Key concerns include software vulnerabilities introduced by third parties and propagation of cyberattacks throughout the ecosystem. Nearly 60% of organizations state that geopolitical tensions have affected their cybersecurity strategy. Geopolitical turmoil has also affected the perception of risks, with one in three CEOs citing cyber espionage and loss of sensitive information/ intellectual property (IP) theft as their top concern, while 45% of cyber leaders are concerned about disruption of operations and business processes.Supply chain vulnerabilities are emerging as the top ecosystem cyber risk Geopolitical tensions shape cybersecurity strategy CEO CISO0Which of the following cyber risks are you most concerned about in the context of geopolitical tensions? 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%Cyber espionage and/uni00A0loss of sensitive information or IPDisruption of operations 31% 45% 33% Financial losses due to cyberattacks11% 11% Damage to brand reputation and loss of customer trust7% 12% Not concerned/uni00A0 3% 2%Disinformation campaigns 5% 2%Increased costs for cybersecurity measures and incident response8% 1% Other 2% 1%27%The effects of geopolitical tensions on organizations’ cybersecurity strategies FIGURE DThese are the key findings from this year’s report and the main trends that executives will need to navigate in 2025: Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 6