Annual report calls for financially-based, velocity-aware cyber governance at the board level
X-Analytics is reframing the cyber risk and cyber governance conversation as a board-ready financial issue – not just a technical or compliance challenge— Dr. Ed Amoroso, CEO of TAG Cyber and former CISO of AT&T
LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, May 1, 2025 /
EINPresswire.com/ -- X-Analytics, the leading cyber risk analytics platform, today announced the release of its X-Analytics Research 2025 Annual Report, "The Paradox of Cyber Risk: A Fragile Balance Between Risk and Losses."
The report reveals that while cybersecurity maturity is rising across industries, cyber-related financial losses continue to grow – driven by ransomware, operational disruption, and systemic vulnerabilities. The research draws on data from over 118 validated sources and offers industry-specific insights across 21 industry verticals.
The report estimates that the Fortune 1000 companies face a combined total of over $200 billion in unaddressed cyber risk exposure annually – approximately $200 million per company. These figures are derived from an average benchmark cyber exposure of 1.33% of revenue, tied to observed and verified cyber loss categories.
“Too many organizations are chasing cyber risk with outdated approaches,” said Kevin Richards, X-Analytics President and lead author of the report. “The real challenge isn’t just probability and impact – it’s also velocity. Our report introduces a framework for financially contextualized, velocity-aware cyber governance that helps business leaders act before risk materializes.”
In addition to benchmarking financial exposure, the report introduces the concept of risk velocity – the speed at which threats become major loss events – and features case studies on recent systemic incidents, including the MOVEit and Snowflake breaches and the CrowdStrike-related outages of 2024.
The research also includes industry spotlights on healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and technology, with detailed breakdowns across four key loss categories: data breach, business interruption, misappropriation, and ransomware.
“X-Analytics is reframing the cyber risk and cyber governance conversation as a board-ready financial issue – not just a technical or compliance challenge,” said Dr. Ed Amoroso, CEO of TAG Cyber and former CISO of AT&T. “Their 2025 Research Report is a breakthrough piece of work: differentiated, data-rich, and long overdue in a space that too often lacks clarity and context.”
Click here to view the full report, including executive summary, benchmark data, and industry-specific analysis.
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X-Analytics is a leading cyber risk analytics platform that empowers organizations to understand, benchmark, and manage cyber exposure in financial terms. The platform enables board-level insight and strategic investment alignment by translating cyber risk into clear, contextualized economic outcomes.
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