Each year, cybersecurity companies publish a number of research reports focusing on different aspects of cybersecurity and breach trends. Below is a list of some of the most alarming statistics from several reports published throughout the year.

  1. 75% of security professionals now experience more work stress than just two years ago. (Source: LogRhythm’s State of the Security Team Report)
  2. 78% of hackers said AI-powered cybersecurity solutions alone aren’t enough to outmaneuver cyber attacks over the next decade. (Source: Bugcrowd's Inside the Mind of a Hacker Report)
  3. 61% of respondents reported at least one insider attack over the last 12 months (22% reported at least six separate attacks). (Source: Bitglass 2020 Insider Threat Report)
  4. 93% of security professionals lack the tools to detect known security threats, and 92% state they are still in need of the appropriate preventative solutions to close current security gaps. (Source: LogRhythm’s State of the Security Team Report)
  5. Most organizations cannot guarantee that they can detect insider threats stemming from personal devices (82%) or the cloud (50%), while 81% find it difficult to assess the impact of insider attacks. (Source: Bitglass 2020 Insider Threat Report)
  6. 341% of organizations have not taken any steps to expand secure access for the remote workforce. (Source: Bitglass 2020 Remote Work Report)
  7. Globally, full-year fraud rates increased 28% in 2019 year-over-year (vs. 2018 levels) and 96% over 2017 levels. (Source: Jumio 2019 Holiday New Account Fraud Report)
  8. When asked what causes the most work-related stress, the two most selected answers were not having enough time (41%) and working with executives (18%). In fact, 57% of respondents indicated their security program lacks proper executive support — defined as providing strategic vision, buy-in and budget. (Source: LogRhythm’s State of the Security Team Report)
  9. The average cost of a data breach in the U.S. increased 112% from 2018 to $8.19M in 2019. (Source: ForgeRock’s 2020 Consumer Identity Breach Report)
  10. 2020 is on track to exceed 2019 in regards to the number of records breached:
    1. Over 1.6B records were impacted in Q1 2020 alone, showing that 2020 is on track to top the 5B records impacted over all of 2019.
    2. Compared to Q1 2019, the number of records impacted is up 9% from 1.4B, even though total breaches were down 57.79%. (Source: ForgeRock’s 2020 Consumer Identity Breach Report)
  11. SSNs and DoBs were the most pilfered data in Q1 2020, accounting for 34% of all data stolen. (Source: ForgeRock’s 2020 Consumer Identity Breach Report)