Nearly half (46%) of respondents spend more time maintaining tools than defending the organization.
Nearly half (46%) of respondents spend more time maintaining tools than defending the organization. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Splunk in May 2025. It covers topics including Security tools. The original data appears in State of Security 2025: The Stronger, Smarter SOC of the Future . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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Nearly half (46%) of respondents spend more time maintaining tools than defending the organization. This data was published by Splunk and covers Security tools.
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This statistic comes from State of Security 2025: The Stronger, Smarter SOC of the Future , published by Splunk on May 20, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.splunk.com/en_us/form/state-of-security.html.
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