Cybersecurity statistics / Proactive Security

63% of decision makers said that taking a more proactive approch to security was a security priority over the next 12 months.

Publisher	Capital One
Report	A 2026 Snapshot On The State Of Data Security
Published	6 May 2026
Topics	Proactive Security, Security Priorities

Published by Capital One in A 2026 Snapshot On The State Of Data Security, 6 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

View the original report

Related statistics

94% say a proactive cybersecurity posture in 2026 will depend on integrating threat intelligence with exposure management.

Filigran, 04/07/2026

Organizations with centralized security ecosystems are more than 3.5 times more likely to operate proactively rather than reactively.

AlertMedia, 06/06/2026

Organizations with mature security programs are nearly twice as likely to spend their time proactively preparing for threats instead of reacting to incidents already underway.

AlertMedia, 06/06/2026

83% of organizations indicate that AI identity governance is a priority in the coming months.

Semperis, 27/05/2026

35% of decision makers said that protecting enterprise data at scale was a mission-critical security priority over the next 12 months.

Capital One, 27/05/2026

64% of decision makers said that improving the overall security posture related to external threats was a security priority over the next 12 months.

Capital One, 27/05/2026

Get the newsletter

Weekly cybersecurity statistics by email.