63% of organizations report external data oversharing and 56% say employees upload sensitive data to unauthorized SaaS apps.

April 22, 2025

63% of organizations report external data oversharing and 56% say employees upload sensitive data to unauthorized SaaS apps. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Cloud Security Alliance in April 2025. It covers topics including SaaS, Data exposure. The original data appears in State of SaaS Security Report: Trends and Insights for 2025-2026. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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63% of organizations report external data oversharing and 56% say employees upload sensitive data to unauthorized SaaS apps. This data was published by Cloud Security Alliance and covers SaaS, Data exposure.

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This statistic comes from State of SaaS Security Report: Trends and Insights for 2025-2026, published by Cloud Security Alliance on April 22, 2025. You can view the original report at https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/artifacts/state-of-saas-security-report-2025.

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63% of organizations report external data oversharing and 56% say employees upload sensitive data to unauthorized SaaS apps.

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