Happy Thanksgiving 2025! Give Thanks for These Positive Cybersecurity Statistics and Trends!

As you get ready to help yourself to extra helpings of stuffing and cranberry sauce, it’s a great time to review some important positive cybersecurity statistics and trends. Hearing good news about cybersecurity is rare, so it will be a welcome change as you enter the holiday season.

There is no downplaying the threat that cybercrime poses for small businesses and nonprofits, but it is encouraging to see that organizations have taken concrete steps to address the problem, including an increased investment in technology and training. The ability of AI-based applications to give an advantage against cybercriminals, more robust cyber insurance utilization, better cyber hygiene practices, and a highly skilled workforce of cybersecurity experts are hopeful signs in the pitched battle against cybercriminals.

The following statistics and trends were provided by Nordlayer, SentinelOne, Viking Cloud, IBM, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Huntress, Fortinet, PwC, Forrester, Cybersecurity Ventures, ISC2, Verizon, Marsh, MarketsandMarkets, and ISACA.

Positive Cybersecurity Statistics and Trends

Increased Cybersecurity Investment

• Annual global spending on cybersecurity is expected to be greater than $500 billion by 2030.
• Cybersecurity spending as a percentage of total revenue has increased more than 50% in the last year.
• More than 80% of small businesses plan to increase their cybersecurity spending. 19% expect a spending increase of 15% or more.
• 51% of companies plan to increase their investments to overcome cloud security challenges.
• Investment in AI-powered security solutions is expected to grow by 146% between 2022 and 2027, reaching $14 billion.

Improved Cybersecurity Awareness, Training, and Confidence

• Security experts predict the global security awareness training market will exceed $10 billion annually by 2027, up from around $7 billion in 2024.
• 53% of companies actively train staff on how to minimize internal risks.
• 90% of cybersecurity professionals feel confident in their organization’s ability to protect sensitive data in remote and hybrid work environments.
• 72% believe they are first adopters of technology to combat more sophisticated cyber threats.
• A strong majority of healthcare IT professionals expressed confidence in their organization's preparation for a major cyberattack within the next year; 37% are very confident, and 53% are somewhat confident.
• 66% of surveyed healthcare IT professionals complete cybersecurity training at least semi-annually.
• 70% of companies have made compliance monitoring a top security policy to keep their cloud secure.
• 60% of organizations use cybersecurity risk as a key factor when determining transactions and business engagements with third parties.

Positive Impact of AI

• Companies are increasingly using AI-based analytics blended with human security teams to identify threats. This dual approach quickly reduces detection time and saves millions in breach costs by highlighting and containing data anomalies.
• AI cybersecurity tools reduced the cost of data breaches by 34% in 2025, saving nearly $2 million on average.
• 54% of IT professionals believe GenAI will benefit cybersecurity on a broad scale.
• Two-thirds of surveyed cybersecurity professionals feel confident that their expertise, combined with AI technology, will improve their efforts to reduce cybercrime. 68% say they will effectively integrate GenAI into their professional roles.
• Almost half of cybersecurity teams are actively using GenAI within their toolsets.
• 90% of cybersecurity professionals say their organizations have at least some GenAI policies in place, but 65% believe more regulations are needed.
• Over two-thirds of respondents noted that GenAI has been a significant topic of discussion among their organization's leadership.

Improved Cyber Hygiene through Stronger Security Methods and Automation

• Companies are increasingly using the following enhanced security methods to improve their cyber hygiene:
  
  • Zero Trust-more than 86% are adopting this.
  • Identity and Access Management.
  • Secure-by-Design Principles from development to implementation.
  • Real-Time Encryption & Micro-Segmentation.

• Organizations are also improving their cybersecurity through the expanded use of automated tools such as automated patch management and Security Operations Center (SOC) automation & orchestration.

Faster Detection and Reduced Breach Costs

• This year, the average breach identification time dropped to 194 days, and the average containment time fell to 64 days.
• Organizations using threat intelligence tools found cyber threats 28 days faster.
• 57% of ransomware attacks were discovered in the first week.
• The average ransom amount decreased to $115,000 in 2024 and is expected to keep falling in 2025.
• 64% of victim organizations opted not to pay ransoms.
• The average global breach cost dropped 9%.
• Healthcare breach costs dropped 11% to less than $10 million.
• Cryptojacking, where bad actors secretly use a victim’s computing power to mine cryptocurrency, decreased 60% globally.

Greater Utilization of Cyber Insurance

• The global cyber insurance market is expected to expand at a growth rate of 25.3% between 2021 and 2028.
• The cyber insurance market is expected to be worth $27 billion by 2026 and will exceed $35 billion by 2031.
• 74% of companies have cybercrime insurance policies to cover losses.
• Cyber insurance claims are increasing by around 13% every year, with an average claim of $100,000.
• The cost of cyber insurance declined 5% at the end of 2024, with experts predicting this trend to continue through 2025.

Cybersecurity Career Landscape is Robust

• The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the employment of information security analysts will grow 35% in the decade up to 2031, compared to a 5% average growth rate for all occupations.
• 67% of cybersecurity leaders reported staffing shortages in their departments.
• 86% of IT professionals consider their cybersecurity certifications valuable.
• Cybersecurity unemployment was estimated at 0% in 2025 and is projected to remain nonexistent in the future.

Cybersecurity Experts Are Available and Ready to Help

The most important cybersecurity trend to be thankful for is that the number of reliable IT security partners available to work with you in protecting your organization continues to rise.

Our recommendation is that you promptly contact a trusted IT security partner, such as Network Depot, and learn how to protect your small business most effectively against cybersecurity threats. Your dependable IT security partner will be with you every step of the way to help you select and implement the best cybersecurity tools and solutions for your organization.

After learning about these positive cybersecurity trends and statistics, it’s time to get excited about the upcoming holiday feast with family and friends.

All of us at Network Depot wish you a very happy Thanksgiving celebration!