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Recent Statistics & Reports
66% of respondents report cybersecurity incidents have increased significantly or increased in the past year. This is up from 61% in 2024.
4/28/2025•
Security incident
79% of respondents say their organization is making changes to its cybersecurity budget.
4/28/2025•
BudgetInvestment
46% of respondents say their organizations use AI/ML to prevent cyberattacks.
4/28/2025•
AIMachine learning
Of organizations using AI/ML, 88% are incorporating generative AI at some level.
4/28/2025•
AIMachine learningGen AI
The average security budget is $24 million.
4/28/2025•
BudgetInvestment
Outsourcing to managed security service providers (MSSPs) jumped from 47% in 2024 to 58% in 2025.
4/28/2025•
MSSP
The primary drivers for AI/ML adoption are improving operational efficiency (41%) and maintaining competitive advantage (40%).
4/28/2025•
AIMachine learning
72% of respondents continue to significantly or moderately use Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) to reduce cyber threats.
4/28/2025•
SOARSecurity tool
Of organizations making budget changes, 71% say security budgets are increasing.
4/28/2025•
BudgetInvestment
51% of respondents say their organizations have a Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan (CSIRP) applied consistently across the entire enterprise. This is up from 46% in 2024.
4/28/2025•
CSIRP
74% of respondents identify a lack of understanding of every potential source of vulnerability as their biggest challenge to effective vulnerability management.
4/28/2025•
VulnerabilitiesVulnerability management
66% of respondents say their organizations have fully or partially implemented Secure Access Service Edge (SASE).
4/28/2025•
SASESecurity tool
67% of organizations are now using risk and threat assessments to inform budget decisions. This is up from 53% in 2024.
4/28/2025•
Threat assessmentBudgetInvestment
The effectiveness of CSIRPs in minimizing the consequences of cybersecurity incidents increased from 50% of respondents in 2024 to 57% of respondents in 2025
4/28/2025•
CSIRP
57% of respondents report automation has reduced the time to respond to vulnerabilities.
4/28/2025•
AutomationVulnerabilities
34% of respondents report seeing significant improvements in vulnerability response time due to automation.
4/28/2025•
AutomationVulnerabilitiesVulnerability management