CSO Audience

CSO's award-winning content has been serving the information needs of top security executives since 2002. Our loyal audience regularly turns to CSO for up-to-date security best practices and strategic management issues through CSO magazine, CSOonline.com and CSO Executive Programs. 100% of this powerful group has purchase authority for security-related products and services. Don't miss your opportunity to influence them and build brand awareness through CSO's marketing channels.

CSO magazine's December 2008 BPA statement (pdf)

Print Audience

Access to 27,000 top CSOs and security executives in midsize to large organizations 10 times per year who have:

  • Average Security Budget: $27.4 million
  • Average Number of Employees: 22,827
  • Security Purchase Involvement: 100%
  • Average time spent reading each issue: 58 minutes

Online Audience

Access to more than 79,000 unique visitors and 55,000 e-newsletter subscribers each month who have:

  • Average Security Budget: $20 million
  • Average Company Revenue: $8.8 billion
  • Average Number of Employees: 19,860

Event Audience

Access to unparalleled networking opportunities with more than 100 invitation only, qualified security executives who have:

  • Average Security Budget: $22.2 million

For additional information about our audience, download the media kit or contact your CSO sales executive.

Audience Quick Hits
Print Audience Online Audience Conference Attendee
$27.4 million Average Security Budget $20 million Average Security Budget $22.2 million Average Security Budget
100% Purchase Involvement 7 mins. Average Time Visiting CSOonline.com
58 mins. Average Time Reading each issue of CSO magazine
SOURCES: Omniture Site Catalyst, 2008; The Role of the CSO Survey, CSO magazine, December 2008; IDG AdGauge Study, CSO December 2007 Issue; CSO BPA, June 2008;CSO Perspectives Executive Summary, March 2008
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