NEW YORK, July 10, 2025 – Traliant, a leader in online compliance training, today released its latest research, The State of Cyber: 2025 Cybersecurity Pulse Survey, highlighting a persistent gap between cybersecurity awareness and practice — including risky employee habits that leave organizations vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.

Based on a survey of over 600 full-time US employees across various industries, the research found:

• 18% of employees reuse passwords across work accounts, creating cascading risk if one account is compromised.
• 23% write down passwords, exposing credentials to loss or theft.
• Only 30% use password managers and less than half (46%) consistently use multi-factor authentication (MFA).
• 42% have accessed sensitive company information on personal devices without IT approval.
• 78% say they’re not fully confident in spotting more advanced phishing attacks like deepfakes or voice spoofing.
• 40% report that current cybersecurity training doesn’t feel relevant to their day-to-day responsibilities.

The survey emphasizes the importance of equipping employees with training that is relatable, actionable and provides practical tools and real-world scenarios to build and reinforce cyber awareness — not just to reduce security risks, but to foster a culture of accountability.

Read the full Cybersecurity Pulse Survey report here.

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