27 May CISOs Turnover Persists As AI Makes Cybersecurity More Crucial Than Ever
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine
Sausalito, Calif. – May. 27, 2026
Immense stress has infected the brains of CISOs (chief information security officers) with malware, and too many of them are looking to call it quits, according to a feature Story in Business Insider.
The typical tenure of a large enterprise CISO lasts just 18 to 26 months, compared to nearly five years for other C-suite roles, according to the 2026 CISO Report from Cybersecurity Ventures in partnership with Sophos.
CISOs at large companies face increasing pressure, while there’s not enough people (only 35,000 globally) working in the role to serve small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
With cybercrime losses expected to double from $6 trillion in 2021 to $12 trillion in 2031 by Cybersecurity Ventures’ estimates, that means more threats loom at not only our workplaces, but the companies that hold our personal data as customers.
The stress of the job threatens to push CISOs out just as the risks and opportunities of AI make cybersecurity ever more crucial.
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