Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025


The AI oversight gap

New global research from IBM and Ponemon Institute reveals how AI is greatly outpacing security and governance in favor of do-it-now adoption. The findings show that ungoverned AI systems are more likely to be breached and more costly when they are.


How can IBM Security Guardium Data Protection help?

IBM Security Guardium Data Protection supports a zero-trust approach to security. It discovers and classifies sensitive data from across the enterprise, providing real-time data activity monitoring and advanced user behavior analytics to help discover unusual activity around sensitive data.
Uncover regulated data in your data stores and use pre-built templates for regulations such as PCI DSS, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, and many more, to streamline and automate compliance workflows. Take a tour with this online demo. See how IBM Security Guardium tackles essential data security use cases.


Adopting security AI and automation can cut breach costs

The global average cost of a data breach, in USD, a 9% decrease over last year—driven by faster identification and containment.
Share of organizations that reported an AI-related security incident and lacked proper AI access controls.
Share of organizations that lacked AI governance policies to manage AI or prevent the proliferation of shadow AI.
Cost savings, in USD, from extensive use of AI in security, compared to organizations that didn’t use these solutions.

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