Nearly half (48.8%) of C-suite and other executives expect the number and size of cyber events targeting their organizations’ accounting and financial data to increase in the year ahead according to a new Deloitte Center for Controllership poll. Yet just 20.3% of those polled say their organizations’ accounting and finance teams work closely and consistently with their peers in cybersecurity.

1. Cyber’s growing role
within the finance
organization to enable
transformation
Deloitte poll results
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2. Cyber’s growing role within the finance organization to enable transformation
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Methodology
1,100+
C-suite and other executives were polled
online during a Deloitte webcast titled
“Cyber’s growing role within the finance
organization to enable transformation” on
October 26, 2022. Answer rates differed by
question.
In some instances, immaterial amounts (e.g., +/-
0.1%) have been added to or removed from the
“Don’t know/not applicable” answer responses to
bring results to 100% total for each question.

3. Cyber’s growing role within the finance organization to enable transformation
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Votes received 2,376
During the past 12 months, did your organization experience any cyber events targeting its accounting
and financial data?
Don’t know / not applicable = 28.5%
22.0%
12.5%
37.0%
Yes – at least one such
event
Yes – more than one such
event
No
34.5% organizations have
experienced cyber events targeting
accounting and financial data in the
past 12 months

4. Cyber’s growing role within the finance organization to enable transformation
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Votes received 2,325
During the next 12 months, do you expect a change in the number and size of cyber events targeting
your organization's accounting and financial data?
Don’t know / not applicable = 26.0%
48.8%
22.3%
2.9%
Yes, increase No change Yes, decrease

5. Cyber’s growing role within the finance organization to enable transformation
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Votes received 2,301
Which best describes how your organization's cyber and accounting/finance functions work together?
Don’t know / not applicable = 25.9%
Tightly aligned – cyber and accounting/finance teams
work together closely and consistently
Somewhat aligned – cyber and accounting/finance
teams work together as needed with inconsistent
closeness and consistency
Not aligned – cyber and accounting/finance teams do
not work together at all
20.3%
42.7%
11.1%

6. Cyber’s growing role within the finance organization to enable transformation
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Votes received 1,841
During the next 12 months, do you expect a change in how closely your organization's cyber and
accounting/finance functions work together?
Don’t know / not applicable = 28.0%
39.5%
29.5%
3.0%
Yes, increase No change Yes, decrease

7. Cyber’s growing role within the finance organization to enable transformation
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Votes received 1,116
Does your organization have a process in place to quantify the financial impact of potential cyber
incidents (e.g., cyber risk quantification)?
Don’t know / not applicable = 37.5%
Yes, we have a process in place
No, but we plan to have a process in place within the
next 12 months
No, and we have no plan to put such a process in
place
25.5%
17.1%
19.9%

8. Cyber’s growing role within the finance organization to enable transformation
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