The 2025 ISC2 Annual Report is here! Explore the highlights from a year of resilience, progress and global impact as ISC2 strengthened the cybersecurity profession, expanded opportunities for members and our community, and advanced our vision of a safe and secure cyber world.
Dear ISC2 Community,
On behalf of the ISC2 Board of Directors, I would like to thank all members and associates for your resilience, dedication and tenacity over the past year. 2025 brought significant change, marked by rapid advances in technology, increasingly complex threats and economic pressures that reshaped how organizations invest in cybersecurity.
Even as resources tightened, demands continued to grow, underscoring the essential role cybersecurity professionals play in safeguarding our digital world.Throughout this period, the community continued to protect organizations, share knowledge and innovate despite ongoing uncertainty.
The Board recognizes that this commitment—both to the field and to one another—remains central to ISC2’s vision of creating a safe and secure cyber world.
From our perspective, the organization’s purpose as a member association is clear: to support the profession through the certifications it delivers, the programs it builds and the global community it serves.
In 2025, efforts focused on strengthening this foundation and increasing the value of membership for more than 270,000 certified professionals and associates worldwide.
While there is more work ahead, we are confident in the meaningful progress made in areas that matter most to the community and the wider profession:
- The quality, accessibility and global recognition of certifications were enhanced. Notably, all nine online self-paced courses achieved accreditation under the ANSI/ASTM global standard for certificate programs, reinforcing their rigor and credibility in a competitive training landscape.
- The continuing education portfolio expanded, introducing new learning opportunities in critical areas such as AI, threat handling and cloud security.
- Member perspectives were represented among cybersecurity leaders worldwide, helping inform policy and shape industry direction.
- Engagement with hundreds of thousands of professionals grew through events, chapters and advocacy efforts, alongside strengthened international partnerships.
- Pathways into the field were broadened through the Center for Cyber Safety and Education, including the funding of 196 scholarships and the launch of the Global 50x50 Initiative, an ambitious effort to achieve 50% representation of women in the cybersecurity workforce by 2050.
This progress reflects deliberate, sustained effort to advance organizational priorities during a period of leadership transition.
In late 2025, Scott Beale was announced as ISC2’s CEO to lead the organization into its next chapter. The Board looks forward to working together to seize new opportunities and further strengthen impact.
We also extend our sincere appreciation to Debra Taylor, CC, who served as Acting CEO alongside her role as Chief Financial Officer. Her leadership, dedication and care for members, staff and the mission have left a lasting and positive impact.
On behalf of the ISC2 Board, thank you for your membership, your volunteer contributions and your ongoing commitment to creating a safe and secure cyber world for all.
With appreciation,
James Packer, CISSP, CCSP
2025 ISC2 Board of Directors Chair
Scott Beale, CC
ISC2 CEO
