2025/2026 State of the Network study

Respondents with good packet capture abilities were four times more likely to resolve issues in under an hour.

The shift toward multi-cloud environments is driving a 125% increase in collaborative monitoring models.

Double the number of respondents with strong packet capture reported a significantly shorter Mean Time to Detection MTTD rate over the past year compared to those lacking strong packet capture capability.

42% of organisations that implemented NetSecOps models reported enhanced security benefits.

Respondents with good packet capture abilities were almost 35% more likely to resolve issues in under three hours.

79% of enterprises/organisations are likely to increase reliance on packet capture in 2025/this year and report a growing reliance on packet data.

While 92% of organisations reported that they had sufficient budget to meet their needs, 78% believed there was a need for more support to prepare for rising network security threats