63% of security alerts go unaddressed.

February 11, 2026

63% of security alerts go unaddressed. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Vectra AI in February 2026. It covers topics including Security Alerts, SOC, Defenders. The original data appears in 2026 State of Threat Detection and Response Report. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

Source

View Original Report

Published on 2/10/2026

Share or Copy this stat

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this statistic say?

63% of security alerts go unaddressed. This data was published by Vectra AI and covers Security Alerts, SOC, Defenders.

Where does this data come from?

This statistic comes from 2026 State of Threat Detection and Response Report, published by Vectra AI on February 11, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.vectra.ai/resources/2026-state-of-threat-detection.

What cybersecurity topics does this cover?

This statistic relates to Security Alerts, SOC, Defenders. Browse more statistics on Security Alerts or from Vectra AI.

CYBERSTATS

63% of security alerts go unaddressed.

Source

Share or Copy this stat

Frequently Asked Questions

Want More Statistics Like This?

Related Statistics

Organizations receive an average of 2,992 security alerts per day, down from 3,832 the year prior.

In one-third (33%) of cases, the SMB business owner personally handles alerts and incident resolution.

13% of SMBs rely on untrained employees to handle alerts.

69% of organizations use more than 10 detection and response tools.

44% of defenders say they are losing the battle to prioritize real threats.

Only 58–60% of security teams report full or near-full visibility across endpoints, on-premises networks, cloud environments, and identities.

Browse by Topic

Stay Ahead of Cyber Threats