Cybersecurity statistics / Fragmentation

97% of respondents reporting that tool fragmentation adds additional time to identity-related incidents, amounting to an average of 12 hours per incident.

Publisher	Palo Alto Networks
Report	2026 Identity Security Landscape
Published	14 May 2026
Topics	Fragmentation, Identity Attack

Published by Palo Alto Networks in 2026 Identity Security Landscape, 14 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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