We've curated 10 cybersecurity statistics about Staff to help you understand how insider threats and employee training practices are evolving in 2025. Discover how organizations are managing human factors in their cybersecurity strategies.
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82% of CISOs say they are under pressure from executives or boards to reduce staff using AI.
8% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Leadership & strategic roles.
4% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Awareness training.
6% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Cloud security.
A functional department leader, such as a head of SecOps, at a Fortune 500-size company earns an average annual cash compensation of $307,000.
5% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Threat intel.
The average annual cash compensation for a functional department leader (such as a head of SecOps) at large security organizations is $247,000.
11% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to GRC.
8% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Incident response.
8% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Other functions.
20% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to SecOps.
46% say a lack of skilled staff is the biggest barrier to maturing their insider risk program.
The average annual cash compensation for a functional department leader (such as a head of SecOps) at a Fortune 500-size company is 40% higher than the average for the same role at midsize security organizations.
6% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to AppSec.
9% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Network security.
15% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to IAM.
The average annual cash compensation for a functional department leader (such as a head of SecOps) at a Fortune 500-size company is about 25% higher than for the same role at large security organizations.
16% of executives at financial services firms acknowledge that a lack of experienced IT or security staff is a significant weakness that could slow recovery.
40% of enterprises plan to increase cybersecurity staffing.
34% of executives at financial services firms said they lack the internal resources or expertise to manage complex IT and security controls.