Insider Risk
We've curated 96 cybersecurity statistics about Insider risk to help you understand how employee behaviors and unintentional mistakes are becoming critical threats in 2025. Explore how organizations are adapting their practices to mitigate these risks effectively.
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The average annual cost of insider risk reached $19.5 million in 2025, up 20% over two years.
Organizations took an average of 67 days to contain an insider incident, down from 86 days in 2023.
Organizations experienced an average of 25 insider incidents in 2025.
44% believe malicious use of AI agents will significantly or moderately increase data theft risk.
More than 8.2 million phishing emails targeted VIPs in 2025, representing over a quarter of all phishing activity that year.
Only 13% of organizations have formally integrated AI into business strategies.
63% of organizations now run a dedicated insider risk program.
58% of organizations attribute their most significant data loss events to careless employees or third-party contractors.
When asked which egress channels for the outflow of sensitive data does your organization worry most about, 61% said personal cloud storage.
When asked which egress channels for the outflow of sensitive data does your organization worry most about, 56% said Generative AI tools like ChatGPT.
When asked which egress channels for the outflow of sensitive data does your organization worry most about, 47% said removable media/storage devices like USB drives.
49% of organizations agree, and 23% strongly agree, that they lack visibility into how users interact with sensitive data across endpoints, cloud apps, and GenAI platforms.
When asked which egress channels for the outflow of sensitive data does your organization worry most about, 31% said screen captures.
72% of organizations lack visibility into how users interact with sensitive data across endpoints, cloud apps, and GenAI platforms.
61% of security leaders are very concerned about credential compromise being used for insider activity over the next 12 months.
51% of organizations report operating at Maturity Level 2 (Implemented: tools are in place but fragmented across teams with limited integration).
46% say a lack of skilled staff is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
42% say organizational silos (e.g., Security vs HR vs Legal) is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
31% say maintenance burden is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
23% say user pushback or fear of harming culture is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.