SecOps
We've curated 10 cybersecurity statistics about SecOps to help you understand how security operations practices, incident response strategies, and threat detection technologies are evolving in 2025. Discover how organizations are enhancing their defenses against emerging cyber threats!
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Real-time sharing of threat intelligence across SecOps, incident response, and vulnerability management nearly doubled from 17% in 2025 to 32% in 2026.
The rate of effective automation between CTI and SecOps tools doubled from 13% in 2025 to 26% in 2026.
The average annual cash compensation for a functional department leader (such as a head of SecOps) at large security organizations is $247,000.
The average annual cash compensation for a functional department leader (such as a head of SecOps) at a Fortune 500-size company is 40% higher than the average for the same role at midsize security organizations.
A functional department leader, such as a head of SecOps, at a Fortune 500-size company earns an average annual cash compensation of $307,000.
The average annual cash compensation for a functional department leader (such as a head of SecOps) at a Fortune 500-size company is about 25% higher than for the same role at large security organizations.
20% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to SecOps.
SecOps solutions represent the largest share of software budgets at 16%.
86% of organizations have expanded or increased their use of AI within Security Operations (SecOps).
76% of SecOps teams state that AI makes their roles easier.