Security operations, which was the top security priority last year, has fallen to third place. Security awareness training is now the second priority.

April 24, 2025

Security operations, which was the top security priority last year, has fallen to third place. Security awareness training is now the second priority. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Metomic in April 2025. It covers topics including Security training. The original data appears in 2025 State of Data Security Report: Top Priorities, Challenges and Concerns for Today's CISOs.. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

Source

View Original Report

Published on 4/24/2025

Share or Copy this stat

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this statistic say?

Security operations, which was the top security priority last year, has fallen to third place. Security awareness training is now the second priority. This data was published by Metomic and covers Security training.

Where does this data come from?

This statistic comes from 2025 State of Data Security Report: Top Priorities, Challenges and Concerns for Today's CISOs., published by Metomic on April 24, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.metomic.io/resource-centre/2025-ciso-survey-insights.

What cybersecurity topics does this cover?

This statistic relates to Security training. Browse more statistics on Security training or from Metomic.

CYBERSTATS

Security operations, which was the top security priority last year, has fallen to third place. Security awareness training is now the second priority.

Source

Share or Copy this stat

Frequently Asked Questions

Want More Statistics Like This?

Related Statistics

Just 32% of organizations have enlisted training and awareness experts to help educate their workforce on social engineering attacks over the past 12 months.

Only 20% of organizations feel confident they are implementing a strategy to educate their workforce.

80% of survey respondents cited fostering a strong security culture within their organization as their top challenge that could prevent their security program from being successful in 2025.

In the UK, security risks associated with third-party suppliers have surged by "more than ten percentage points" as a top concern, largely driven by the integration of third-party AI solutions

44% of security leaders surveyed plan to prioritize security infrastructure oversight and implementation, much of which now focuses on securing AI systems and preventing data leakage.

"More than half" of the organizations surveyed confirmed they regularly experienced malware and phishing incidents.

Browse by Topic

Stay Ahead of Cyber Threats