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83% of IT and engineering professionals admit to actively bypassing security controls to get their work done.

July 22, 2025

83% of IT and engineering professionals admit to actively bypassing security controls to get their work done. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Tailscale in July 2025. It covers topics including Secure access infrastructure, Security control bypass. The original data appears in The State of Zero Trust. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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83% of IT and engineering professionals admit to actively bypassing security controls to get their work done. This data was published by Tailscale and covers Secure access infrastructure, Security control bypass.

Where does this data come from?

This statistic comes from The State of Zero Trust, published by Tailscale on July 22, 2025.

What cybersecurity topics does this cover?

This statistic relates to Secure access infrastructure, Security control bypass. Browse more statistics on Secure access infrastructure or from Tailscale.

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