Insider Threat
We've curated 36 cybersecurity statistics about Insider threat to help you understand how internal risks from employees and contractors can compromise sensitive data and systems in 2025. Discover the evolving tactics and preventive measures in this critical area.
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Over the past year, more than half of organisations (53%) have seen a measurable increase in insider incidents.
64% of cybersecurity professionals view insiders (whether malicious or compromised) as a greater risk than external actors.
88% of organisations state they have insider threat programmes.
Just 44% of organisations use user and entity behaviour analytics (UEBA) for insider threat detection.
97% of organisations use some form of AI in their insider threat tooling.
Two of the top three current insider threat vectors are now AI-related.
74% of cybersecurity professionals report that AI is making insider threats more effective.
Asia-Pacific and Japan lead in projected insider threat growth (69%).
In the Middle East, nearly one-third (30%) of organisations anticipate a decrease in insider threats.
Manufacturing expects a 60% rise in insider threats.
Healthcare expects a 53% rise in insider threats.
In APAC, only 1% of threats are from internal actors, and North America, where internal threats account for just 5% of breaches.
Although EMEA experienced the highest percentage of breaches caused by internal actors, the number of insiders decreased by 41% in 2025.
Within EMEA, 19% of breaches were attributed to unintentional mistakes, and 8% involved misuse.
In EMEA, nearly a third (29%) of breaches originated from within the organisation.
Insider threats were cited by 28% of IT leaders.