ANZ CIOs see cybersecurity as top priority for 2025

Managing cybersecurity and other technology risks will be a top priority for CIOs in 2025 in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), with 82% of 109 respondents saying it is a key priority for the coming year, according to Gartner. Increased scrutiny of technology investments by executives and boards due to economic uncertainty is playing a role in IT leaders’ growing focus on risk management.

“Cybersecurity is becoming a growing issue in Australia. Audit and risk committees are not going away, regulators are not going away and investors are not going away,” said CSO Andy Rowsell-Jones, distinguished vice president of analytics at Gartner. “Cybersecurity has become one of those things that simply has to be done, and so cybersecurity risk is becoming a greater priority for anyone investing in it and anyone managing it.”

Other areas of focus for ANZ CIOs include managing technology finances (59%), demonstrating the business value of IT (52%) and innovating and modernising enterprise applications and software (51%).