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The cost of fragmentation: Measuring time, spend and risk in personal cybersecurity tool stacks

6 FINDINGSPublished Nov 24, 2025
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Key Findings

The average consumer manages 3.4 distinct security apps.

PureVPNThe cost of fragmentation: Measuring time, spend and risk in personal cybersecurity tool stacks ·Nov 24, 2025
ConsumerSecurity apps

29–34% of users leave essential security tools disabled or miss paid features.

PureVPNThe cost of fragmentation: Measuring time, spend and risk in personal cybersecurity tool stacks ·Nov 24, 2025
ConsumerSecurity apps

38% of modern cyberattacks exploit stolen credentials and exposed connections due to non-integrated security tools.

PureVPNThe cost of fragmentation: Measuring time, spend and risk in personal cybersecurity tool stacks ·Nov 24, 2025
ConsumerStolen credentialsExposed connectionsNon-integrated security tools

44% of users receive overlapping alerts from different security apps.

PureVPNThe cost of fragmentation: Measuring time, spend and risk in personal cybersecurity tool stacks ·Nov 24, 2025
ConsumerSecurity appsSecurity app alerts

Consumers spend up to 27 hours a year maintaining their security apps.

PureVPNThe cost of fragmentation: Measuring time, spend and risk in personal cybersecurity tool stacks ·Nov 24, 2025
ConsumerSecurity apps

38% of users who receive overlapping alerts from different security apps ignore them entirely due to the volume.

PureVPNThe cost of fragmentation: Measuring time, spend and risk in personal cybersecurity tool stacks ·Nov 24, 2025
ConsumerSecurity appsSecurity app alerts