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Cybersecurity reports and statistics published by ESG

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Recent Statistics & Reports

US respondents were 72% more likely than respondents in Australia or the UK to report significant improvement in security incidents after adopting Zero Trust initiatives.

4/29/2025
Zero trustUSUK

US respondents were 2.2x as likely as those in Australia or the UK (in aggregate) to be very familiar with Zero Trust architectures.

4/29/2025
Zero trustUSUK

71% of SMBs Use a VPN.

4/29/2025
SMBVPN

Organizations were 61% more likely to report using VPNs, compared to all other solutions, to secure internet access.

4/29/2025
VPN

Nearly 2/3 of all respondents currently not using a VPN anticipate adopting VPN solutions within the next 12 to 24 months

4/29/2025
VPN

71% of SMBs Use a VPN.

4/29/2025
SMBVPN

81% of IT professionals say immutable backup storage built on Zero Trust principles is the best defense against ransomware.

4/9/2025
RansomwareImmutable backup storageZero trust

Only 59% of organizations deploy immutable storage.

4/9/2025
Immutable storage

77% of IT organizations view target backup appliances as more aligned with Zero Trust principles than integrated appliances.

4/9/2025
BackupsTarget backup appliancesIntegrated appliances

35% of IT organizations view target backup appliances as offering stronger backup/restore performance than integrated appliances.

4/9/2025
BackupsTarget backup appliancesIntegrated appliances

Two-thirds of organizations suffered a ransomware attack.

4/9/2025
Ransomware

45% of organizations experienced multiple ransomware attacks.

4/9/2025
Ransomware

Only 58% of organizations polled follow the 3-2-1 rule (three copies of data, stored on two different types of media, with one copy kept off-site).

4/9/2025
Backups

54% of IT organizations view target backup appliances as offering better overall security than integrated appliances.

4/9/2025
BackupsTarget backup appliancesIntegrated appliances

Most affected organizations could not recover all of their data after a ransomware attack.

4/9/2025
RansomwareRecoveryData recovery

Over 90% of IT decision-makers said that Zero Trust principles, storing backup copies in multiple locations, and segmenting backup software and storage provide the defense needed to protect against ransomware threats.

4/9/2025
RansomwareZero TrustBackups

94% of IT decision-makers said that immutable backups are essential to achieving a comprehensive ransomware protection strategy.

4/9/2025
RansomwareBackupImmutable backups

54% of IT professionals view target backup appliances as more secure than integrated appliances.

4/9/2025
RansomwareTarget backup appliancesIntegrated appliances

49% of affected organizations took up to five business days to recover from a ransomware attack.

4/9/2025
RansomwareRecovery

96% of organizations attacked by ransomware said backups were targeted.

4/9/2025
RansomwareBackups

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