50% of CISOs reported that policies still slow employee work in 2025, while 46% find them tedious.

78% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) expect AI to create moderate or significant increases in security workloads as they address new vulnerabilities in 2023.

55% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) reported being concerned about job loss after a cybersecurity breach in 2025, a decrease from 77% in 2024, indicating a rising confidence in their defenses and the value of their expertise.

92% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) reported active or planned passwordless initiatives, up from 70% in 2024, indicating a significant increase in adoption.

39% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) noted better employee experience as a benefit of passwordless authentication.

96% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) reported that multi-factor authentication (MFA) still lags behind modern threats, showing little change from the previous year's figure of 100%.

CISOs reported a 16 percentage point increase in clarity regarding their cyberinsurance coverage for regulatory fines and penalties in 2025.

26% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) reported clarity on coverage for phishing attacks in 2025, down from 41% in 2024.

Only 40% of companies constantly reevaluated their cyberinsurance premiums in 2025, a significant decrease from 68% in 2024.

42% of employees expressed that password changes are too frequent in 2025, down from 51% in 2024, indicating a decrease in frustration over the past year.

CISOs reported a 15 percentage point increase in clarity regarding their cyberinsurance coverage for supply chain attacks in 2025.

41% of CISOs reported improved employee productivity as a benefit of passwordless authentication.

22% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) have a formal strategy for managing AI identities within zero trust frameworks.

98% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) identified cloud-based Network Access Control (NAC) as the top factor behind their improved perception of NAC.

42% of employees expressed that password changes are too frequent in 2025, down from 51% in 2023, indicating a decrease in frustration over the past year.

50% of employees reported that security policies interfere with or slow down their work.

41% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) reported improved productivity as a benefit of passwordless authentication.

Among the CISOs without a formal AI strategy in 2025, 59% are currently building their AI strategy.

77% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) expect that achieving zero trust will require significant updates or a complete overhaul in 2025, a sharp increase from 49% in 2024.

24% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) find it difficult to implement zero trust in 2025.