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Cybersecurity statistics about user behavior

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66% of UK cybersecurity professionals believe employees are more likely to trust messages received through internal collaboration platforms

KnowBe46/20/2026
Collaboration ToolsUK

The average organization saw a twofold increase in data policy violations related to generative AI applications over the past year.

Netskope1/13/2026
Data Policy ViolationsGenerative AI

The average organization experienced 223 incidents of data policy violations related to generative AI applications each month from October 2024 to October 2025.

Netskope1/13/2026
Data Policy ViolationsGenerative AI

The percentage of AI users utilizing personal AI applications decreased from 78% to 47% from 2024 to 2025.

Netskope1/13/2026
Personal AI Apps

Clicks on phishing links decreased by 27%, from 119 per 10,000 users last year to 87 per 10,000 users this year.

Netskope1/13/2026
PhishingPhishing Links

The percentage of users uploading data to personal cloud applications increased by 21% over the past year, with 31% of users in the average organization uploading data monthly.

Netskope1/13/2026
Data ExposurePersonal Cloud Applications

12% of organizations detected employee exposure to malware via GitHub each month in 2025.

Netskope1/13/2026
MalwareGitHub

Regulated data accounted for 54% of data policy violations linked to personal cloud applications in 2025.

Netskope1/13/2026
Data Policy ViolationsPersonal Cloud Applications

87 out of every 10,000 users clicked on a phishing link each month in 2025.

Netskope1/13/2026
PhishingPhishing Links