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We've curated 61 cybersecurity statistics about Staff to help you understand how insider threats and employee training practices are evolving in 2025. Discover how organizations are managing human factors in their cybersecurity strategies.
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23% of healthcare organizations say their in-house IT or cybersecurity teams are understaffed.
Only 54% of manufacturers allow internal employee access to OT environments remotely.
More than 80% of government organizations operate with fewer than five dedicated cybersecurity employees.
18% of organizations are expanding hiring for roles focused on AI governance, automation oversight, and data protection.
More than half of surveyed organizations have restructured their teams due to AI implementation.
On average, Canadian respondents at middle market organisations have larger cybersecurity teams, with 39% saying they have 16 or more employees, compared to 11% in the U.S..
33% of respondents at middle market organisations indicated they have five or fewer data security and privacy employees.
While most respondents from smaller middle market companies cited having 0-5 internal personnel focused on data security and privacy, 36% of larger middle market organisations reported having 6-10 employees and another 36% said they have 11-15 employees in this area.
32% of SMBs lack the budget to hire more cyber staff.
Only 15% of SMBs hired an internal IT person or outsourced to a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP).
86% of professionals reported changes in their security role over the past year as data security duties expand.
Only 11.5% of US cybersecurity professionals reported no change in their security role in the past year.
66% of of US cybersecurity professionals cite lack of people and processes for proper analysis as a top barrier to effective data security.
Cost-saving measures reported by CISOs include reduced security solutions and tools (50%), security hiring freezes (40%), and decreased or eliminated security training (36%).
The cyber skills gap has increased by 8% since 2024.
Only 14% of organisations are confident that they have the people and skills they need today.
53.7% of CISOs pointed to skilled staff as a major challenge in implementing new or updated compliance frameworks.
Nearly as many (46.3% of CISOs) think the technology will allow them to more rapidly apply governance.
48% of UK senior security decision makers reallocated staff members from other projects.
A staggering 80% of CISOs admit to unnecessary duplication in their compliance efforts.