The U.S. Business Email Report 2025

86% of US IT leaders indicate that more than half of their business communication flows through email.

47% of IT leaders based in Australia cite managing external threats (such as phishing and spoofing) as their top security challenge.

64% of US IT leaders want to automate parts of their email infrastructure, but only 17% say they are fully prepared to implement automation.

46% of US IT leaders cite managing external threats (such as phishing and spoofing) as their top security challenge.

43% of UK IT leaders cite managing external threats (such as phishing and spoofing) as their top security challenge.

42% of IT leaders based in Germany cite managing external threats (such as phishing and spoofing) as their top security challenge.

62% of organizations in the finance sector experienced email incidents, yet only 42% feel very confident in their compliance posture.

58% of organizations in the healthcare sector experienced email incidents, yet only 36% feel very confident in their compliance posture.

86% of US IT leaders agree that professional email signatures build trust.

Only 18% of US organizations use centralized signature management solutions.

41% of US organizations still rely on employees to manage their own email signatures.

73% of US organizations experienced an email-related security incident in the past year.

60% of organizations in the legal sector experienced email incidents, yet only 41% feel very confident in their compliance posture.

59% of organizations in the technology sector experienced email incidents, yet only 39% feel very confident in their compliance posture.

Professionals in high-email-volume sectors like legal and finance send 20-30+ emails daily.