79% of organizations are notified of a threat by external third parties such as researchers, customers, or attackers before their own internal detection.
79% of organizations are notified of a threat by external third parties such as researchers, customers, or attackers before their own internal detection. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by UpGuard in May 2026. It covers topics including Threat Detection, Threat Notification, Internal Threat Detection, External Threat Detection. The original data appears in The Context Gap. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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79% of organizations are notified of a threat by external third parties such as researchers, customers, or attackers before their own internal detection. This data was published by UpGuard and covers Threat Detection, Threat Notification, Internal Threat Detection, External Threat Detection.
Where does this data come from?
This statistic comes from The Context Gap, published by UpGuard on May 27, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.upguard.com/resources/the-context-gap.
What cybersecurity topics does this cover?
This statistic relates to Threat Detection, Threat Notification, Internal Threat Detection, External Threat Detection. Browse more statistics on Threat Detection or from UpGuard.