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We've curated 167 cybersecurity statistics about Budget to help you understand how organizations are allocating resources to combat cyber threats and what strategies are proving effective in maximizing their security investments in 2025.
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Most organisations (57.9%) spend at least some of their budget on GRC tools to collect and maintain compliance evidence.
A significant minority of UK organisations, 20%, expect increases of over 50% in their cybersecurity budgets.
8% of UK organisations report that they do not have enough funding to cover their cybersecurity needs.
77% of UK CISOs feel that their IT budget is not completely reflected by their board’s objectives to meet regulatory requirements.
29% of CISOs say they receive the proper budget for cybersecurity initiatives, compared to 41% of board members who think cybersecurity budgets are adequate.
84% of UK senior security decision makers felt that their organisation had made more than enough budget available to become compliant with DORA.
2% of UK organisations had not yet calculated their cybersecurity budget requirements.
20% of CISOs spend between $100,000 and $200,000 annually on compliance.
38.3% of CISOs cited cost as a challenge in implementing new or updated compliance frameworks.
The majority of UK organisations, three-quarters, anticipate their cybersecurity budgets will grow.
10% saw a decrease in their privacy budget in the past 12 months.
18% of CISOs claimed they were unable to support a business initiative due to budget cuts in the past year, and 64% said that lack of support led to a cyberattack.
The majority of respondents expect technology budgets to grow in the next 12 months.
Nearly 2 in 5 organisations are counting on cost savings from AI-driven efficiencies to pay for the technology.
54.2% of respondents to the CISO Society survey feel that they have the talent to meet future regulatory requirements.
43% of respondents believed their privacy budget was underfunded.
36% of respondents felt their privacy budget was appropriately funded.
78% of UK senior security decision makers reallocated budget from other business areas to meet DORA compliance requirements.
50% of boards with a CISO member report excellent or very good relationships when budgeting adequately to meet goals, compared to 24% for boards without a CISO member.
Despite the increase in budgets and the perception of adequate resources, nearly half of UK cybersecurity leaders, 47%, struggle to engage at the board level.