91% of respondents provided a biometric identifier even if they had concerns about doing so.

59% of organizations have moderately or significantly boosted their efficiency with AI.

18% of respondents said they’d been exposed to influencers recommending retail fraud online.

60% report moderate budget increases of up to 25% in Edge AI.

Half (50%) of organizations are assessing their encryption strategies in response to quantum risks.

Only 13% said their current automation between Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) and SecOps tools is working well.

Security for generative AI has quickly risen as a top spending priority, securing the second spot in ranked-choice voting, just behind cloud security.

Over half (56%) of respondents have prioritized the application of AI to security workflows this year.

Most organizations (54%) report that edge AI complements their cloud AI strategy for a hybrid approach

57% of organizations view lack of trustworthiness as a major concern regarding AI adoption.

Only 43% say AI has made a meaningful impact so far in improving threat intel sharing within their organization.

Of the 1,100 government fraud fighters surveyed, nearly all claimed their agencies were victims of AI-powered fraud schemes.

36% of respondents did not believe biometric use should be banned.

92% said collaboration and information sharing are either “absolutely crucial” or “very important”.

Only 18% confirmed that their organization is part of an Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) or Organization (ISAO).

Multimodal AI is the most commonly deployed AI model at the edge (60%).

In 2021, 56% of surveyed enterprises reported experiencing a breach. That figure has dropped to 45% in 2025.

Only 1 in 10 agencies have all the tools and resources they need to fight FWA.

Only one-third of organizations are placing their trust in telecom or cloud providers to manage the transition to PQC.

A third of respondents indicate that GenAI is either being integrated or is actively transforming their operations.