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We've curated 5 cybersecurity statistics about SaaS to help you understand how the security challenges and best practices surrounding software-as-a-service platforms are evolving in 2025.

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46% of organizations cite cloud and SaaS data sprawl as a top challenge. ).

57% of organizations experienced cloud application or SaaS-related cyber incidents in the past 12 months, according to the 2025 Security Operations Trends Report.

52% say difficulty monitoring SaaS and hybrid work environments is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.

Only 15% of organizations feel fully prepared to handle the movement of sensitive data through SaaS and Shadow IT tools.

29% of organizations identify external APIs and SaaS-embedded AI features as their greatest AI supply chain risk.

61% of senior IT decision-makers highlight physically segregated storage as a key requirement for modern SaaS backup.

37% of senior IT decision-makers still rely solely on their SaaS application’s native backup capabilities.

APIs in technology & SaaS providers' environments saw a 400% spike in critical vulnerabilities.

75% of organizations experienced a data breach or security incident in the last year.

96% of respondents agree that SaaS security is becoming more important.

29% of SaaS incidents resulted from misconfigurations.

61% of respondents expect artificial intelligence to dominate SaaS security discussions in the coming year.

91% of organizations are confident in their SaaS security posture.

89% of compromised organizations believed they had "appropriate visibility" into their SaaS environment.

There has been a 33% increase in SaaS-related security incidents over 2024.

Nearly one-third of respondents say they need a dedicated SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) solution.

Just 13% of respondents currently use a dedicated SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) solution.

41% of SaaS incidents stemmed from permission issues.

91% of organizations are confident in their SaaS security posture.

75% of organizations experienced a data breach or security incident in the last year.