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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
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
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
87% of cybersecurity professionals believe there will always be a need for cybersecurity professionals.
12/6/2025•
Job SecurityWorkforceTalent
48% of cybersecurity professionals feel exhausted from trying to stay current on the latest cybersecurity threats and emerging technologies.
12/6/2025•
Job StressWorkforce
73% of cybersecurity professionals believe AI will create more specialized cybersecurity skills.
12/6/2025•
AISkills Development
31% of cybersecurity professionals view advancement opportunities as a key factor for their workforce engagement.
12/6/2025•
Career AdvancementWorkforce
In 2025, 28% of cybersecurity professionals reported having already integrated AI tools into their operations.
12/6/2025•
AI AdoptionWorkforceAI Tools
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
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
44% of cybersecurity professionals report no impact on hiring from current or expected adoption of AI security tools.
7/16/2025•
AIAI toolsStaff
Within both financial services and commercial/consumer sectors, 41% of professionals reported actively evaluating AI tools.
7/16/2025•
AIAI toolsFinancial
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
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
Leading industries in adoption, evaluation, or testing ot AI are industrial enterprises (38%), IT services (36%), commercial/consumer sectors (36%), and professional services organizations (34%).
7/16/2025•
AIAI tools
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
More than half (52%) of cybersecurity professionals say AI will significantly or somewhat reduce the need for entry-level staff.
7/16/2025•
AIAI toolsStaff
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