Immersive has just published its latest report – 2025 Cyber Workforce Benchmark Report. Using data from four complementary sources, the report reveals a troubling disconnect between asserted cyber readiness and actual cyber readiness. There is data and recommendations in this report that would benefit your organization.
Osterman Research surveyed 500 cybersecurity leaders and practitioners in the United States and the United Kingdom for this report, with a focus on how organizations perceive and measure readiness. The survey data we collected and analyzed for Immersive was combined with proprietary performance and benchmarking data from Immersive’s platform and a crisis simulation they ran.
Key findings:
- The cybersecurity industry has become expert at measuring readiness by activity not by outcome.
- Nearly every organization believes it is prepared for the next major incident – but underlying performance data doesn’t support such a conclusion.
- Leaders are relying on false metrics – ones that prove nothing about performance under pressure.
- The are four missteps holding readiness back, including practicing the past, fixating on fundamentals, and excluding the business.
- Organizations are failing for a lack of practiced coordination – not a lack of knowledge.
If cyber readiness and resilience in the face of growing cyber attacks is important to your organization, please get a copy from the Immersive web site, grab a cup of coffee or tea, and read to learn / adjust / improve.
Next action: get your copy of the report – 2025 Cyber Workforce Benchmark Report.