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2025 SAT Benchmark Report: How 4,000+ Organisations Are Reducing Human Risk

Kerryn Zendera

As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, one thing remains constant: your people are still your first line of defence. But are they ready?

That’s the question our new 2025 Security Awareness Training (SAT) Benchmark Report set out to answer.

Based on anonymised, real-world data from over 4,200 organisations across industries and regions, the report reveals how businesses are evolving their human risk strategies — and the results are impossible to ignore.


What the Data Tells Us

This year’s findings confirm what security leaders already know: training that is consistent, relevant, and well-executed drives measurable outcomes.

Here’s a snapshot of what the 2025 data shows:

  • 88% of organisations increased SAT participation

  • 85.7% improved their security training scores

  • 76.6% saw improvements in both engagement and performance

  • 70% growth in completed sessions year-over-year

  • Monthly training remains the most effective delivery model

Whether you're managing internal IT or delivering services as an MSP, these insights can help sharpen your SAT strategy — and build a more resilient workforce


From Box-Ticking to Culture-Building

The biggest takeaway from this year’s report? SAT is no longer a checkbox — it’s a core part of cybersecurity culture.

More organisations are moving away from one-off campaigns and toward long-term, embedded training. The result? Better engagement, better outcomes, and a clearer return on investment.

Top trends we uncovered:

  • Record-breaking adoption: Thousands of new users joined training programs in 2024

  • Relevance drives results: Modern, scenario-based content boosts both completion rates and user retention

  • Monthly beats quarterly: Teams running monthly SAT saw the highest security improvements

  • Widespread score gains: Over 85% of orgs saw measurable improvement — with some hitting score jumps of up to 80.8%


What Success Looks Like

Some of the standout stories in the report prove that commitment pays off:

  • One organisation delivered 33,947 training sessions in a single year

  • Another boosted their SAT score by 80.8% through a monthly training model

These aren’t just big numbers — they’re evidence that consistent training reduces human risk, strengthens compliance posture, and builds lasting behavioural change.


Why This Report Matters

This isn’t just a data set. It’s a blueprint for building a smarter, more effective awareness programme — whatever stage you’re at.

Inside, you’ll find:

  • Benchmark data to see how your organisation compares

  • Evidence-based strategies for increasing engagement and improving outcomes

  • Actionable insights for building a defensible, high-impact SAT programme

Whether you’re designing a programme from scratch or looking to optimise what you already have, this report gives you the numbers — and the confidence — to move forward strategically.


See How You Stack Up

Thousands of organisations are turning their people into a resilient line of defence. Want to know how your programme compares?

Download the report and get access to the insights that are reshaping security awareness — one user at a time.


Download the 2025 SAT Benchmark Report