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2025 Security Budget Benchmark Report

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Average security budget growth has slowed to just 4% year over year. This is the lowest rate in five years, a significant decline from 8% in 2024.

More than half of CISOs are reporting flat or shrinking budgets.

Security budget as a percentage of IT spend declined from 11.9% to 10.9%. This decline breaks a five-year upward trend.

Only 11% of CISOs report being adequately staffed. The remaining 89% describe their teams as stretched thin or understaffed

Cybersecurity staffing growth slowed to 7%, which is its lowest level in four years.

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