Across tech, nearly everyone has an opinion about AI’s cybersecurity potential, how much identity-related data breaches cost organizations, and whether organizations are really shifting toward passwordless authentication.Translate

But opinions can only take you so far. That’s why RSA interviewed thousands of leaders across cybersecurity and identity and access management (IAM), shared what we learned in the 2025 RSA ID IQ Report, and condensed some of the highlights here.Translate

There’s more—lots more. Download the full 2025 RSA ID IQ Report for additional findings and takeaways about the future of identity.Translate

Thousands of Global ExpertsTranslate

Thousands of identity and cybersecurity experts
spoke up from around the world.Translate

  • Cybersecurity ExpertsTranslate
  • IAM ExpertsTranslate
  • Non-expertsTranslate
44% 30% 26%
2,141
respondentsTranslate
62
countriesTranslate

Cybersecurity: No Longer on the Fence About AITranslate

Respondents believe AI is going to help cybersecurity—
and they’re putting their money where their mouth is.Translate

80%

of participants felt that AI would do more to empower cybersecurity teams than abet cybercriminals over the next five yearsTranslate

78%

said that they had plans to incorporate automation, machine learning, or other forms of AI into their cybersecurity tech stack over within the yearTranslate

When Organizations Suffer Identity-related Data Breaches, It Costs Them—SignificantlyTranslate

44% of organizations said identity-related dated breaches cost them more than the average data breach cost:Translate

$4.45 millionTranslate

Average cost of a data breach IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024Translate

$5-10 millionTranslate

23% of ID IQ respondents’ estimated total costs for identity-related breachesTranslate

+$10 millionTranslate

21% of ID IQ respondents’ estimated total costs for identity-related breachesTranslate

Say Good Riddance to PasswordsTranslate

The pain of passwords is finally pushing organizations to move toward passwordless authentication.Translate

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51%

of respondents must enter their passwords 6 times or more every day for workTranslate

61%

said their organization has plans to implement passwordless authentication next yearTranslate

Mobile Security on Personal Devices: Mind the GapTranslate

Installing monitoring software on personal devices used for work can help keep organizations secure— but be prepared for pushback from general users.Translate

73%

of identity experts want their organization to install monitoring on their personal devicesTranslate

40%

of generalists want their organization to install monitoring on their personal devicesTranslate

Mobile Security on Personal Devices: Mind the GapTranslate

Installing monitoring software on personal devices used for work can help keep organizations secure— but be prepared for pushback from general users.Translate

73%

of identity experts want their organization to install monitoring on their personal devicesTranslate

40%

of generalists want their organization to install monitoring on their personal devicesTranslate

More Insights = Stronger CybersecurityTranslate

There’s more—lots more. Download the full 2025 RSA ID IQ Report for additional findings and takeaways about the future of identity.Translate

Get the ReportTranslate