45% of organizations indicated that the cost of an identity-related breach exceeded the typical cost of a breach as defined by IBM.

24% of organizations reported that the costs of an identity-related breach exceeded $10 million, which is a three-percentage-point increase compared to the previous year.

Organizations faced an average cost of $3.7 million due to successful cyber attacks in the past year, according to the 2025 Security Operations Trends Report.

44% of organizations incurred financial costs, such as a ransom demand or fine, due to security incidents in the past year.

The average cost of mobile app security breaches has reached $6.99 million in 2025.

30% of global cybersecurity leaders and consultants stated that investing in AI automation to bolster cybersecurity operations and reduce costs is a top priority.

26% of CISOs use tools rationalisation to optimise costs.

23% of CISOs use security and risk management process optimisation to optimise costs.

20% of CISOs use operating model simplification to optimise costs.