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41% of global organizations rank cost as a primary blocker to security or AI deployment.

Publisher	Zoho
Report	The State of Workforce Password Security in 2026
Published	5 May 52025
Topics	Security Budget, Adoption Barriers, AI Deployment, Global

Published by Zoho in The State of Workforce Password Security in 2026 , 5 May 52025. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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