We've curated 13 cybersecurity statistics about Identity to help you understand how identity theft, credential management, and authentication practices are evolving in 2025. Discover the trends and threats affecting how personal and organizational identities are secured!
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90% of global leaders identified identity attacks as their top concern in 2025
89% of organizations have fully or partially incorporated AI agents into their identity infrastructure, with an additional 10% planning to do so
89% of organizations plan to hire professionals within the next 12 months to manage or improve identity management, infrastructure, and security
5% of identity theft victims reported experiencing suicidal feelings following their incident in 2025.
45% of organizations indicated that the cost of an identity-related breach exceeded the typical cost of a breach as defined by IBM.
75% of German organizations reported experiencing an identity breach in the last three years.
69% of organizations globally experienced an identity-related breach in the last three years, marking a 27-percentage-point increase compared to the previous year.
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.
Only 56% of Japanese respondents reported experiencing an identity-related breach in the past three years.
Identity-related breaches impacted 69% of global organizations in 2026, up from 42% the previous year.
69% of global organizations experienced an identity-related breach in the last three years, marking a 27-percentage-point increase from the previous year.
24% of global organizations indicated that costs from identity-related breaches exceeded $10 million, a three-percentage-point increase from the previous year.
68% of healthcare executives indicated that identity and access management would be the top priority for increasing investments in the coming fiscal year.
52% of all confirmed identity-based alerts were due to identity-related privilege escalation.
33% of raw CSPM alerts were identity-related, contributing to the operational burden on security teams.
44% of true-positive security alerts from cloud security tools in Q3 2025 were driven by identity-related weaknesses.
99% of cloud identities were found to be over-privileged, creating significant security risks.
16% of cybersecurity professionals in the United States reported that their organizations are fully prepared to handle AI-enhanced attacks in 2025.
50% of cybersecurity professionals in the United Kingdom identified phishing as the top identity-based threat in 2025.
Only 12% of cybersecurity professionals in the United Kingdom reported that their organizations are fully prepared to handle AI-enhanced attacks in 2025.