CISOs Connect Research Report on Cybersecurity Debt Exposes Widespread Vulnerabilities

Authored by 10 CISOs the Report Explores the Root Causes, Hidden Consequences and How to Mitigate Its Impact

NEW YORK, March 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CISOs Connect, an exclusive, members-only organization dedicated to the professional and educational advancement of Chief Information Security Officers, today released CISOs Investigate: Cybersecurity Debt, a peer-authored report detailing how long-accumulated gaps in cybersecurity have burdened organizations with mounting risk.

The report explains how cybersecurity debt—the accumulation of outdated, neglected, or misconfigured security measures over the past three decades—inflates risk, drives inefficiencies, and makes organizations more vulnerable than they realize.

The 79-page document, authored by 10 CISOs from leading organizations and sponsored by Nagomi Security, explores the root causes of cybersecurity debt, its hidden consequences, and how security leaders can quantify and address its impact. Contributors include CISOs from Penn State University, Hard Rock, and PGA Tour Superstores.  

"Cybersecurity debt is one of the most pressing challenges security teams face today," said Robert Turner, CISO at Penn State University and the report's executive editor. "For decades, security teams have layered new tools and processes on top of old ones without fully addressing underlying gaps. This report shares real-world insights from security leaders who understand that cybersecurity debt is a business risk, not just a security issue."

CISOs Investigate: Cybersecurity Debt is a vendor-neutral, peer-driven report created by security leaders, for security leaders. Unlike vendor-backed research, it provides an unfiltered perspective on how organizations got here—and what it will take to fix it.

"Cybersecurity debt is one of the biggest risks organizations have to grapple with today, and this report powerfully lays out this argument while charting a course to redress it," said Lock Langdon, VP & CISO at Aprio. "The fact that this report is vendor-neutral cements its impact."

"Companies have spent years increasing their security budgets, yet many remain just as vulnerable as they were a decade ago," said Emanuel Salmona, co-founder and CEO of Nagomi Security. "More spending hasn't equaled better security—it's just created a web of disconnected tools and processes that make proving security's effectiveness nearly impossible. This report brings to light how cybersecurity debt is compounding risk and provides a roadmap to regain control."

The full report is now available for download at https://securitycurrent.com/cisos-investigate-cybersecurity-debt/ 

About CISOs Connect
CISOs Connect is an exclusive, membership-only community of Chief Information Security Officers dedicated to professional development, knowledge sharing, and industry collaboration. Led by top CISOs across North America, CISOs Connect provides proprietary research, peer-driven content, and interactive forums, including its signature Security Shark Tank® and CISO-led initiatives.

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