Insider risk
We've curated 69 cybersecurity statistics about Insider risk to help you understand how employee behaviors and unintentional mistakes are becoming critical threats in 2025. Explore how organizations are adapting their practices to mitigate these risks effectively.
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62% of security professionals are concerned about employees directly involved in the handling of sensitive data such as PII, PHI, or PCI.
When asked which egress channels for the outflow of sensitive data does your organization worry most about, 61% said personal cloud storage.
When asked which egress channels for the outflow of sensitive data does your organization worry most about, 56% said Generative AI tools like ChatGPT.
When asked which egress channels for the outflow of sensitive data does your organization worry most about, 55% said personal webmail.
When asked which egress channels for the outflow of sensitive data does your organization worry most about, 47% said removable media/storage devices like USB drives.
When asked which egress channels for the outflow of sensitive data does your organization worry most about, 44% said messaging apps.
When asked which egress channels for the outflow of sensitive data does your organization worry most about, 31% said screen captures.
49% of organizations agree, and 23% strongly agree, that they lack visibility into how users interact with sensitive data across endpoints, cloud apps, and GenAI platforms.
72% of organizations lack visibility into how users interact with sensitive data across endpoints, cloud apps, and GenAI platforms.
61% of security leaders are very concerned about credential compromise being used for insider activity over the next 12 months.
51% of organizations report operating at Maturity Level 2 (Implemented: tools are in place but fragmented across teams with limited integration).
46% say a lack of skilled staff is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
42% say organizational silos (e.g., Security vs HR vs Legal) is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
35% say insufficient budget is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
31% say maintenance burden is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
23% say user pushback or fear of harming culture is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
72% of organizations say their budgets for insider risk or data protection are increasing.
Only 12% of organizations have a dedicated Insider Risk team.
47% of organizations utilize legacy Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tools to monitor insider activity.
Only 47% of security professionals strongly agree that their existing DLP tools are effective in protecting sensitive data from leaving the organization.