Data Security
We've curated 91 cybersecurity statistics about Data security to help you understand how protecting sensitive information, managing threats like data breaches, and implementing encryption technologies are evolving in 2025.
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64.4% of IT and business leaders identify securing AI data flows as the top reason organizations invest in DSPM solutions, surpassing data exfiltration prevention at 56%.
More than 85% of IT and business leaders expect automated remediation to reduce workloads.
98% of security leaders are concerned about the risks of giving third-party AI-based systems, including large language models, access to company data.
75% of sensitive data exposures begin with compromised identities or misconfigured permissions.
76% of organizations cannot immediately revoke standing access when it is no longer needed.
66% of decision makers said that protecting enterprise data at scale was a security priority over the next 12 months.
34% of decision-makers said genAI capabilities are paramount to data security today. This figure balloons to 64% as they look two years ahead.
Just one in three leaders see tokenization solutions enabling better data security over the next 12 months.
35% of decision makers said that protecting enterprise data at scale was a mission-critical security priority over the next 12 months.
67% of organizations using AI agents suspect those agents have already accessed data beyond their intended scope.
64.5% of activity on personal and free-tier AI accounts is business use rather than personal use.
43% of employees are worried about AI-driven data exposure or attacks.
62% of CIOs say employees jeopardise data security through AI use.
63% of CISOs describe themselves as not very confident in the ability of local government and public higher education to secure public data, up from 35% in 2022.
43% of organizations say AI adoption is outpacing their ability to secure data and models.
Enterprises can track only 44% of the AI tools handling sensitive company and user data.
48% of organizations cite data security and privacy issues as a top data challenge.
Across all industries, 20% of connected devices store sensitive data.
89% of US IT and security professionals at companies with at least 1,000 employees say AI-powered cyberattacks make them more concerned about their organization’s data safety.
Last year, 18% of connected devices stored sensitive data, 35% lacked encryption, and 26% were unaccounted for.