Maturity
We've curated 23 cybersecurity statistics about Maturity to help you understand how organizations are evolving their cybersecurity practices and frameworks to address emerging threats and strengthen their defenses in 2025.
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15% of organizations self-identify as 'leading' in cyber hygiene maturity.
23% say user pushback or fear of harming culture is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
38% say privacy or surveillance concerns is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
35% say insufficient budget is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
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.
31% say maintenance burden is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
52% say difficulty monitoring SaaS and hybrid work environments is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
49% say tool complexity is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
Only 18% of organizations report achieving Maturity Level 3 (Optimized: Unified strategy, cross-functional governance, behavioral analytics, and integrated enforcement).
28% of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) only revisit applied Microsoft 365 baselines after an incident, indicating lagging security maturity.
30% of organizations reported intermediate maturity in their API security programs, with app sec testing and API gateways in place.
Financial services firms demonstrate strengths in avoiding common, code-level flaws due to mature security programs and automated scanning (SAST/DAST). However, they struggle with vulnerabilities that require human-led testing.
85% of organizations describe their cybersecurity posture as reactive.
1 in 5 organisations still admit their cyber practices are "immature".
19% of industrial organizations identify their cybersecurity maturity as evolving.
Only 17% of industrial organizations report mature OT security practices.
64% of industrial organizations classify their OT cybersecurity maturity as foundational.
Only 4% of organizations worldwide have achieved a 'Mature' level of cybersecurity readiness. This is a slight increase from last year's Index, in which 3% of organizations worldwide were designated as Mature.