A 2026 Snapshot On The State Of Data Security

35% of decision makers said that protecting enterprise data at scale was a mission-critical security priority over the next 12 months.

64% of decision makers said that improving the overall security posture related to external threats was a security priority over the next 12 months.

63% of decision makers said that taking a more proactive approch to security was a security priority over the next 12 months.

65% of organizations use IAM systems.

60% of organizations use vulnerability management tools.

56% of leaders lack a full view of risks and vulnerabilities within business systems.

66% of decision makers said that protecting enterprise data at scale was a security priority over the next 12 months.

52% of leaders are slowed by lack of automation, nonstandard processes, and siloed decision-making.

49% of leaders deal with siloed control over security and risk management decisions.

Just one in three leaders see tokenization solutions enabling better data security over the next 12 months.

56% of organizations prioritize safeguarding sensitive data at scale.

70% of organizations use network security technologies (e.g., SASE, firewalls, VPNs, IDS, IPS).

58% of decision makers said that improving the overall security posture related to internal threats was a security priority over the next 12 months.

34% of decision-makers said genAI capabilities are paramount to data security today. This figure balloons to 64% as they look two years ahead.