Security Operations
We've curated 62 cybersecurity statistics about Security Operations to help you understand how threat detection, incident response, and monitoring practices are evolving in 2025 to combat increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
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59% of organizations reported that they already use AI for intrusion detection in 2025.
44% of organizations incurred financial costs, such as a ransom demand or fine, due to security incidents in the past year.
29% of organizations had to delay a product or service launch as a result of security incidents in the past year.
61% of organizations experienced cloud infrastructure or platform-related cyber incidents in the past 12 months, according to the 2025 Security Operations Trends Report.
75% of organizations reported experiencing skills shortages in intrusion detection, while 72% reported shortages in incident response in 2025, according to the 2025 Security Operations Trends Report.
43% of security leaders reported experiencing an incident related to their own AI tools in 2025, despite 78% stating that concerns about AI leading to a wave of novel attacks are exaggerated.
Security leaders estimated that cyber incidents cost their organizations an average of $3.7 million in 2025, with 46% experiencing an outage or disruption to service as a result of these attacks.
Organizations used an average of 65 security tools in 2025, a decrease from 91 tools in 2024, but 73% of security leaders indicated that the time from detecting an attack to resolution has increased.
In the past year, 46% of organizations suffered an outage or disruption to service due to security incidents.
54% of security leaders reported that increasing budgets alone does not guarantee protection against cyber risks, highlighting the complexity of the issue.
23% of organizations had to take disciplinary action against an employee due to security incidents in the past year.
80% of security leaders stated they are spending more than ever on security, yet breaches and threats continue to escalate.
40% of organizations reported that customer and/or employee data was compromised, stolen, or held to ransom in the past year.
73% of security leaders indicated that the time from detecting an attack to resolution has increased over the past 12 months, reflecting challenges in incident response.
Security budgets increased by 12% in the past 12 months across organizations, indicating a growing investment in cybersecurity measures.
83% of security leaders believe that today’s attackers log in rather than break in, making them harder to stop than ever, according to the 2025 Security Operations Trends Report.
57% of organizations experienced cloud application or SaaS-related cyber incidents in the past 12 months, according to the 2025 Security Operations Trends Report.
82% of organizations experienced email-related cyber incidents in the past 12 months, according to the 2025 Security Operations Trends Report.
79% of organizations experienced identity or user account-related cyber incidents in the past 12 months, according to the 2025 Security Operations Trends Report.
63% of internal Security Operations Center (SOC) teams reported a skills shortage in detection analytics as of 2025, which is essential for identifying potential threats.