Australia
We've curated 19 cybersecurity statistics about Australia to help you understand how local threats like phishing and data breaches are impacting businesses and individuals in 2025, highlighting the need for robust security practices down under.
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24% of Australians take no action after hearing about a major data breach unless directly notified.
66% of Australians reuse passwords across multiple online accounts.
76% of Australians feel confident spotting cyber threats.
53% of employed Australians prioritise protecting work accounts over personal accounts.
More than 20% of Australians share login credentials for sensitive accounts such as email or banking.
The tendency to prioritise protecting work accounts over personal accounts reaches 66% for Gen Z, 65% for Millennials, and 35% for Gen X.
Australia and the United Kingdom recorded 110 and 42 disclosed ransomware attacks respectively in 2025.
The average ransom payment in Australia was $2.5 million, the lowest among the countries surveyed
Australia experienced an average of 4 ransomware incidents per year, the fewest globally
1.33% of global ransomware victims (organizations and individuals) in Q3 2025 were from Australia.
In Australia, 11% of respondents fully trust organizations that manage their indentity data.
26% of Australians were willing to give up streaming services to avoid the risk of identity theft.
34% of Australians worry about a lack of transparency in the use and storage of personal information by AI systems.
34% of Australians prefer text and email prompt log-ins when engaging with brands online.
47% of IT leaders based in Australia cite managing external threats (such as phishing and spoofing) as their top security challenge.
In Australia, 111,000+ internet-connected healthcare devices and systems are exposed, endangering patient data.
In Australia, 111,000+ internet-connected healthcare devices and systems are exposed, endangering patient data.
US respondents were 2.2x as likely as those in Australia or the UK (in aggregate) to be very familiar with Zero Trust architectures.
US respondents were 72% more likely than respondents in Australia or the UK to report significant improvement in security incidents after adopting Zero Trust initiatives.