Access Control
We've curated 55 cybersecurity statistics about access control to help you understand how technologies like role-based access and identity management are evolving to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access in 2025.
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One in five developers grant AI code agents unrestricted access to perform high-risk actions without human oversight.
19% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) expect a significant increase in new tasks for their IT or security teams due to security risks or vulnerabilities related to AI.
96% of CISOs believe that multi-factor authentication (MFA) cannot keep up with evolving threats.
78% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) expect AI to create moderate or significant increases in security workloads as they address new vulnerabilities.
92% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) reported that their company has implemented, begun implementing, or plans to implement passwordless authentication in 2025, a significant increase from 70% in 2024.
98% of CISOs expressed that multi-factor authentication (MFA) is not doing enough to protect employees.
38% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) believe zero trust is the future of cybersecurity.
67% of organizations expect to complete their transition from Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to zero trust access by 2026, reflecting a significant shift in security practices.
The number of completed rollouts of passwordless authentication initiatives doubled in 2025 compared to the previous year, highlighting a rapid increase in implementation.
52% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) identified reduced risk of password reuse, phishing, and exploits as the top benefit of passwordless authentication in 2025.
In 2025, 98% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) expressed doubt over the ability of multi-factor authentication (MFA) to adequately protect employees, showing a slight decrease from 99% in 2024.
22% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) reported having a formal strategy for incorporating AI identities into their organization's zero-trust security architecture, while 78% did not have such a strategy.
59% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) expect a moderate increase in new tasks for their IT or security teams due to security risks or vulnerabilities related to AI.
13% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) believe that zero trust only works for certain organizations in 2025, down from 22% in 2024.
97% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) view Network Access Control (NAC) as a critical component of any zero trust framework.
93% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) reported that their perception of Network Access Control (NAC) has improved in the past year.
78% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) anticipate higher security workloads due to vulnerabilities linked to AI models, data exposure, and agent behaviour.
In 2025, 83% of companies reported increasing their investment in Network Access Control (NAC), while only 2% indicated a decrease in investment.
87% of companies are increasing their Network Access Control (NAC) budgets in 2025, up from 83% in 2024.
CISOs reported a 17 percentage point increase in clarity regarding their cyberinsurance coverage for insider threats in 2025.