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Recent Statistics & Reports
88% of cybersecurity professionals have experienced at least one significant cybersecurity consequence in their organizations due to a skills shortage.
12/6/2025•
Skills ShortageWorkforce
In 2025, 33% of cybersecurity professionals stated their organizations do not have the resources to adequately staff their teams.
12/6/2025•
StaffingWorkforce
48% of cybersecurity professionals feel exhausted from trying to stay current on the latest cybersecurity threats and emerging technologies.
12/6/2025•
Job StressWorkforce
95% of cybersecurity professionals reported that they have at least one skill need in 2025, marking a 5% increase from 2024.
12/6/2025•
Skills GapWorkforce
87% of cybersecurity professionals believe there will always be a need for cybersecurity professionals.
12/6/2025•
Job SecurityWorkforceTalent
31% of cybersecurity professionals view advancement opportunities as a key factor for their workforce engagement.
12/6/2025•
Career AdvancementWorkforce
68% of cybersecurity professionals reported being satisfied in their current job in 2025, an increase of two percentage points from 2024.
12/6/2025•
Job SatisfactionWorkforce
In 2025, 28% of cybersecurity professionals reported having already integrated AI tools into their operations.
12/6/2025•
AI AdoptionWorkforceAI Tools
72% of cybersecurity professionals agree that reducing security personnel significantly increases the risk of a breach in their organizations.
12/6/2025•
Risk ManagementWorkforceBreach risk
In 2025, 36% of cybersecurity professionals reported budget cuts in their organizations, a decrease of one percentage point from the previous year.
12/6/2025•
Budget CutsWorkforce
73% of cybersecurity professionals believe AI will create more specialized cybersecurity skills.
12/6/2025•
AISkills Development
The smallest organizations are among the most conservative when it comes to adopting AI tools, with 23% reporting no plans to evaluate AI security tools.
7/16/2025•
AIAI tools
31% of cybersecurity professionals believe that AI will create new types of entry- and junior-level roles or increase demand.
7/16/2025•
AIAI toolsStaff
Mid-to-large (2,500–9,999 employees) and smaller (100–499 employees) organizations each have 33% adoption rates of AI tools.
7/16/2025•
AIAI tools
Within both financial services and commercial/consumer sectors, 41% of professionals reported actively evaluating AI tools.
7/16/2025•
AIAI toolsFinancial
36% of those in the public sector indicated they are actively evaluating AI tools.
7/16/2025•
AIAI toolsPublic sector
The top five areas where AI security tools are expected to have the most positive impact on operations in the shortest amount of time, by improving efficiencies and automating time-consuming tasks, are network monitoring and intrusion detection (60%), endpoint protection and response (56%), vulnerability management (50%), threat modeling (45%), and security testing (43%).
7/16/2025•
AIAI tools
44% of cybersecurity professionals said that their organizations are actively reconsidering the roles and skills needed to support the adoption and use of AI security tools
7/16/2025•
AIAI toolsStaff
Mid-sized (500–2,499 employees) and the smallest (1–99 employees) organizations show the lowest adoption rates of AI tools, with 20% in each group.
7/16/2025•
AIAI tools
Among cybersecurity professionals who have already adopted AI security tools, 70% report positive impacts on their team's overall effectiveness.
7/16/2025•
AIAI tools
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