Data Security
We've curated 60 cybersecurity statistics about Data security to help you understand how protecting sensitive information, managing threats like data breaches, and implementing encryption technologies are evolving in 2025.
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One in five developers grant AI agents permission for unrestricted file deletion, risking recursive wiping of a project or system.
39.7% of all data movements into AI tools involve sensitive data, including prompts or copy-paste actions.
The average employee enters sensitive data into AI tools once every three days.
70% of enterprise leaders use real-time alerts to secure data.
48% of enterprise leaders are not fully confident they could demonstrate compliance with data protection regulations.
32% of leaders do not know the locations of all of their data centers, rising to 49% when including third-party providers.
Only 28% of leaders in France feel certain they meet regulatory requirements, compared to 60% in the UK.
70% of senior leaders are losing sleep over the security of their critical data.
Only 52% of enterprise leaders feel very confident about the security of data travelling across their own networks.
56% of enterprise leaders classify AI-related risks to their critical data as moderate to extreme.
11% of leaders say they are aware of definite weak points when their data travels across third-party infrastructures.
Data security is the single biggest network concern for enterprises, cited by 35% of leaders.
83% of enterprise leaders agree that reducing third-party network hops increases security.
Nearly a third of senior leaders admit "we know we should do more than we do" when it comes to critical data security.
64% of enterprise leaders in the UK view AI as posing little or no threat to networks.
Confidence in data security falls to 40% when data passes through third-party provider networks.
38% of New Yorkers reported they have already stopped using a service because they did not trust it to protect their data.
66% of IT leaders view AI-generated attacks as the most significant threat to data security, surpassing ransomware at 50%.
29% of organizations reported that auditors now require proof of data security and privacy in AI-based systems.
Canada and the United States reported the highest percentages of Confidential Computing services in full production, at 26% and 24%, respectively.