We've curated 4 cybersecurity statistics about SOC to help you understand how security operations centers are evolving in 2025, focusing on their role in threat detection, incident response, and leveraging advanced technologies for proactive defense.
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63% of retailers plan to invest significantly in generative AI for social engineering attacks.
Social media is the leading medium for successful scams at 34%, surpassing email (28%), phone calls (25%), text messages (24%), and online ads (21%) in 2025.
33% more firms are capturing social channels, particularly TikTok data, following over $2 million in fines issued for SEC Marketing Rule violations in the last year.
65% of organizations expressed serious concern about IT help desk bypass and social engineering attacks as a top threat.
38% plan to deploy AI agents within Security Operations Centers (SOCs) in the coming year.
44% of people say they have purchased a holiday gift from a social media advertisement.
40% of people who have fallen victim to a scam during a past holiday season were scammed on social media.
65% of Gen Z are more likely to overshare on social media during the holiday season compared to their elders.
38% of organizations place the insider risk function within Security/SOC.
43% have potentially “overshared” on social media during the holiday season.
50% of financial services firms plan to invest or upgrade in advanced threat detection and response, such as MDR, EDR, SOC, in 2026.
14% of executives at financial services firms acknowledge that having no access to a SOC partner is a significant weakness that could slow recovery.
SOC 2 is one of the top 5 frameworks adopted by organizations.
Nearly a third of leaders at financial services firms admit they are not fully confident employees could recognize an AI-driven phishing or social engineering threat.
39% of respondents said they trust social media the least with their identity data.
40% of consumers said they would be willing to give up social media to avoid the risk of identity theft.
47% of respondents use personal email accounts lacking MFA to log in to social media accounts.
64% of surveyed enterprises confirmed social engineering attacks via encrypted or informal channels in the past 12 months.
38% of organizations admit to being underprepared for AI-driven social engineering threats such as automated attacks, deepfake-based videos, and voice scams.
AI-enhanced phishing and social engineering are the most concerning tactics (27%) for insider threats.