Cybersecurity statistics / Tool Sprawl
| Publisher | Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Thales |
| Report | The Rise in Unstructured Data and AI Security Risks |
| Published | 31 March 2026 |
| Topics | Tool Sprawl, Unstructured Data, Unstructured Data Management |
Published by Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Thales in The Rise in Unstructured Data and AI Security Risks, 31 March 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.
| Of organizations that use 11 or more tools to manage unstructured data, 12% rely on at least 21 tools. Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Thales, 27/05/2026 |
| 55% of IT professionals report using too many monitoring and observability tools SolarWinds, 27/05/2026 |
| 65% of organizations find integrating cybersecurity tools too complicated. Mimecast, 27/05/2026 |
| Organizations that succeed in integrating cybersecurity tools report 40% faster threat remediation and far more comprehensive visibility. Mimecast, 27/05/2026 |
| Many organizations run 50 or more security products. Palo Alto Unit 42, 22/02/2026 |
| 39% of organizations use more than 20 detection and response tools. Vectra AI, 11/02/2026 |
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