Privacy
We've curated 116 cybersecurity statistics about Privacy to help you understand how data protection practices and regulations are evolving in 2025, highlighting the challenges organizations face in safeguarding personal information from breaches and misuse.
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21% said the chief privacy officer was primarily accountable for privacy.
22% of respondents indicated their organisation had open legal/compliance practitioner roles.
94% of respondents consider prior hands-on experience in a privacy role important in determining if a privacy candidate was qualified.
93% consider technical experience and credentials in a privacy role important in determining if a privacy candidate was qualified.
10% saw a decrease in their privacy budget in the past 12 months.
48% perform a privacy impact assessment to monitor their privacy programs.
22% of respondents currently use AI for privacy-related tasks.
27% of respondents always practiced privacy by design.
80% of those in enterprises that always practiced privacy by design said their board adequately prioritized privacy.
The median staff size among enterprises that always practiced privacy by design was 11, compared to eight among enterprises overall.
57% of respondents believed the demand for technical privacy roles would increase in the next year.
38% of respondents said their organisation experienced difficulties retaining qualified privacy professionals.
86% of respondents said privacy training and awareness programs had a positive impact on overall employee privacy awareness.
12% of respondents' organisations experienced a material privacy breach in the past 12 months.
36% of privacy professionals cited management of risk associated with new technologies as an obstacle.
82% of respondents use a framework or law/regulation to manage privacy in their organisation.