Research Report

New Dark Reading Report: Most Cyber Risk Programs Still Falling Short

See where today’s cyber-risk practices are breaking down—and why leading teams are adopting a Risk Operations Center model.

The gap between security operations and business risk is widening. In this research report by Dark Reading, security and IT leaders share how their organizations are (or aren't) adapting to the evolving risk landscape.

The results show promising momentum—but also clear deficiencies:

• Only 18% use integrated risk scenarios that reflect true business impact
• Nearly 50% rely on manual processes to track asset risk
• Over half of organizations lack stakeholder alignment on what matters most
• And most still prioritize threats—not what the business stands to lose

These insights make one thing clear: today's reactive approaches aren't enough.

That’s why forward-leaning security teams are shifting to a Risk Operations Center (ROC) model—bringing together asset intelligence, vulnerability prioritization, cyber risk quantification, and remediation under one unified program focused on what matters most: reducing business risk.

“Cybersecurity’s lack of focus on value has spread limited resources too thin.” — Dark Reading Report

See why now is the time to rethink your approach—and also check out how the ROC model can help your team take control of risk.