How has the risk tolerance of executive management changed in the past year?
Increased59%
Decreased29%
No change11%
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Increased59%
Decreased29%
No change11%
Digital product development24%
Business design39%
Business strategy51%
Talent strategy/management33%
Company culture37%
Customer experience24%
Sales or marketing initiatives13%
Other (comment below)1%
Significant system change or upgrade21%
Audit finding or compliance review63%
Emerging external threat (e.g., zero-day vulnerability)15%
Business leadership request2%
No selling.
No recruiting.
No self promotion.
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