OPSWAT has released the State of File Security Report 2025, a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute to assess the file security landscape.

The report discovered that 61% of organizations faced insider file breaches in the last two years, with each incident costing an average of $2.7 million. Furthermore, in the past two years, 40% of organizations experienced a cybersecurity incident costing over $1 million. 

In order to bolster file security for the future, many enterprises are turning to AI tools. Nearly 90% of organizations are currently using or planning to apply such tools in their file security strategy. Yet, malicious actors continue to exploit generative AI models (such as exposing concealed information via AI parsers or embedding prompts in macros), potentially making AI an organizational risk as well. 

The report found that less than 50% of organizations feel confident in their ability to defend files at critical points like transfers, uploads and third-party sharing.