There was a significant reduction in the number of organisations that planned to invest in security following a breach: 49% in 2025 compared to 63% in 2024.

July 30, 2025

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There was a significant reduction in the number of organisations that planned to invest in security following a breach: 49% in 2025 compared to 63% in 2024. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by IBM in July 2025. It covers topics including Investment, Data breach, Data breach consequences. The original data appears in Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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There was a significant reduction in the number of organisations that planned to invest in security following a breach: 49% in 2025 compared to 63% in 2024. This data was published by IBM and covers Investment, Data breach, Data breach consequences.

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This statistic comes from Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025, published by IBM on July 30, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach.

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There was a significant reduction in the number of organisations that planned to invest in security following a breach: 49% in 2025 compared to 63% in 2024.

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