These Are the Biggest Risks for Business in 2022, According to 700 Executives

A person delivers a computer payload while working on a laptop during the 11th International Cybersecurity Forum in Lille, France, on Jan. 22, 2019. Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images

A new survey on business leaders across U.S. industries places cybersecurity and talent acquisition as the two biggest risks for business in 2022.

The survey was performed in early August by professional service provider PwC. It gathered answers from more than 700 C-suite and executive-level representatives from public and private companies in six sectors: industrial products, consumer markets, financial services, technology, media and telecom, health industries, energy and utilities.

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Forty percent of respondents cited more frequent or broader cyberattacks as a serious risk. Talent acquisition and retention posed a serious risk for 38 percent, followed by rising production costs and supply chain disruptions, both at 34 percent.