Russia-aligned APT29 (Midnight Blizzard) directed most of its activities towards transportation and shipping (55%) and telecommunications (40%).

Nearly all CIOs are bracing for significant cybersecurity breaches in the year ahead.

APT detections targeting the telecommunications sector increased 92% in Q1.

42% of respondents said that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, you’re likely to experience disruptions to day-to-day operations—e.g., outages, downtime, or process failures.

39% believe that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, it will erode customer confidence and damage your brand image.

Within the financial services sector, 50% of respondents cite security and compliance issues as their primary concern related to architectural misalignment.

21% of hacktivist attacks in 2024 targeted the transportation and logistics sector.

Organizations were 61% more likely to report using VPNs, compared to all other solutions, to secure internet access.

The most frequently targeted countries by hacktivist groups were Ukraine (141 attacks), Israel (80 attacks), and Spain (64 attacks).

Globally, 48% of consumers report they worry their car could be hacked.

Fewer than one in five (18%) OEMs are currently selling data on.

34% of global technology leaders have been forced to reassess their technology infrastructure because of rising geopolitical risks.

28% of global technology executives say expectations within their organization of what AI can do are growing faster than their ability to meet them

A 29% of global businesses say current external technology partners not having the right capabilities remains a significant obstacle to implementing AI initiatives in their organization.

79% of global technology leaders believe the focus on AI has raised their profile at the board level. This is up from 60% in 2024

With AI-grade hardware, password cracking speeds have surged by over 1.8 billion percent compared to consumer-grade machines. This acceleration using AI-grade hardware has collapsed cracking timelines from billions of years to just a few hours.

39% believe that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, it will have impacts on your supply chain partnerships.

38% of respondents believe that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, it can lead to link to drops in staff efficiency.

Only 12% of global businesses say AI has fallen short of expectations to date

37% say geopolitical disruptions are currently impacting their organization’s growth strategies.