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We've curated 64 cybersecurity statistics about Talent to help you understand how the demand for skilled professionals and innovative practices is evolving in 2025, shaping a stronger defense against emerging threats in the digital landscape.
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In the event of a cyberattack, 1 in 5 healthcare organizations believe recovery would be delayed because they lack experienced in-house staff or access to a 24x7 security operations team.
23% of healthcare organizations say their in-house IT or cybersecurity teams are understaffed.
Establishing separate cloud security teams is a practice adopted by 63% of companies.
Nearly two-thirds of healthcare organizations surveyed maintain an in-house IT or cybersecurity team.
52% of respondents say stress on the job has prompted them to think about leaving cybersecurity altogether.
43% of respondents face unrealistic expectations by leadership.
86% of organizations continue to face the challenge of a shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals. More than half of these organizations report having more than ten positions to fill.
35% report lacking the internal skills to build or maintain workflows.
44% of organizations say it’s difficult to hire for automation and AI roles.
44% of organizations say it’s difficult to hire for automation and AI roles.
More than half of surveyed organizations have restructured their teams due to AI implementation.
18% of organizations are expanding hiring for roles focused on AI governance, automation oversight, and data protection.
31% of financial organisations are turning to regional security partnerships to address the skills gap.
39% of financial organisations are turning to reskilling to address the skills gap.
More than half (52%) of financial organisations plan to outsource to address the skills gap.
57% of Canadian organisations cite skills shortages as a common barrier to GenAI adoption .
Half (50%) of IT decision-makers surveyed acknowledge their teams lack the necessary expertise to implement and manage AI-driven cybersecurity tools.
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.