SANS 2025 Threat & Detection Survey

Navigating Modern Threats

The survey shows how organisations are still facing skill shortages, alert fatigue, and expanding attack surfaces. The findings reflect a continued concern in false positives, org shifts toward automation, and growing confidence in ML.

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This survey covers:

• How 58% of organisations say the persistent cloud skills gap is slowing detection, up from 56%
• Statics on automated tools for threat detection and 53% use machine learning
• Machine learning growth in detection and response