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Alert Fatigue

Cybersecurity statistics about alert fatigue

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30% of security and IT leaders report alert fatigue causes initial detections to be deprioritized, delaying critical alerts.

ExtraHop6/28/2026
Operational ResilienceDetection

26% of security professionals say chasing false positives and low-priority alerts wastes the most time in their security team.

Filigran6/20/2026
Operational EfficiencySecurity Operations

45% of IT professionals use AI to reduce alert noise and fatigue

SolarWinds5/27/2026
Employee BurnoutAI in IT

False alerts are a leading stressor for security teams (94%).

Splunk5/27/2026
False Positives

High alert volumes are a leading stressor for security teams (98%).

Splunk5/27/2026
Operational Stress

Only ~25% of Medium & Low Priority alerts are investigated by SMBs.

N-able5/27/2026
SMBs

47.2% of SMBs say alert fatigue is the key hurdle to resolving security vulnerabilities and incidents.

N-able5/27/2026
SMBsVulnerabilities

90% of security leaders say AI/ML is extremely or very valuable in reducing alert fatigue and improving detection accuracy.

Sumo Logic2/4/2026
Artificial IntelligenceDetection Accuracy

Alert fatigue is now a top challenge for 76% of SOCs.

Gurucul8/21/2025

The average MSP now runs five security tools.

Heimdal8/11/2025
North AmericaMSPs

56% of MSPs experience alert fatigue daily or weekly.

Heimdal8/11/2025
North AmericaMSPs

Among MSPs managing 1,000+ clients, 100% report daily alert fatigue.

Heimdal8/11/2025
North AmericaMSPs

75% of MSPs experience alert fatigue at least monthly.

Heimdal8/11/2025
North AmericaMSPs

89% of MSPs must switch between separate dashboards and waste time on manual workflows.

Heimdal8/11/2025
North AmericaMSPs

20% of MSPs who consolidate security tools report better outcomes across all metrics.

Heimdal8/11/2025
North AmericaMSPs

High false positive rates triple the chance of missing genuine incidents for MSPs.

Heimdal8/11/2025
North AmericaMSPs

MSPs using 7+ tools report nearly double the fatigue levels.

Heimdal8/11/2025
North AmericaMSPs

89% of MSPs struggle with tool integration.

Heimdal8/11/2025
North AmericaMSPs

12% of MSPs are managing more than ten security tools.

Heimdal8/11/2025
North AmericaMSPs

20% of MSPs are juggling seven to ten security tools.

Heimdal8/11/2025
North AmericaMSPs