44%
Economic instability.
When Global Events Become Your Security Problem
From economic instability (the No.1 security-impacting hazard cited by 44% of security chiefs) to climate change and civil unrest, global events can pose a direct and unpredictable impact to your business. Is your security strategy built to withstand this new reality?
Top security-impacting hazards expected over the next 12 months according to security chiefs:
33%
Climate change.
30%
Disruption of energy supplies.
29%
War and political instability.
28%
Civil unrest.
Security-Impacting Hazards Expected vs. Experienced Global Average
In 2025 and 2023 we asked security chiefs what security-impacting hazards they anticipate over the next 12 months and what they experienced in the last 12 months. This is what we found.
Top 5 Most Expected Security-Impacting Hazards Regional Comparison
This graphs shows the regional variation in anticipated security-impacting hazards for the next 12 months.
Top 5 Anticipated Security-Impacting Hazards: Global Sector Comparison
These graphs show the sector variation in anticipated security-impacting hazards for the next 12 months.
