53% of organizations admit they have withheld breach reporting due to fear of backlash.

76% of organizations cite shadow AI as a definite or probable problem.

49% of organizations say dispersed, hard-to-normalize data is a key obstacle to deploying AI in the SOC.

61% of organizations are highly concerned vendors may use their security data to enrich AI services.

59% of organizations worry about derivative data use by vendors.

57% of organizations with a SOC are already using AI within security operations to reduce case complexity, automate documentation, and improve collaboration.

62% of organizations have adopted AI in some capacity.

44% of organizations say AI in the SOC is highly effective in reducing threats.

52% of organizations say human analysts are highly effective as the final line of defense in AI-powered SOC environments.

89% of DDoS attacks now conclude in under 10 minutes.

Telecoms accounts for just 24% DDoS attacks in 2025, down from 42% in 2024.

Education accounted for 24% of total DDoS attacks in 2025, up from 15% the prior year, with more than 45% of attacks occurring in April and May during peak academic periods.

88% of organizations are concerned about autonomous AI agents operating as non-human insiders with privileged access.

74% of organizations rank negligent insiders as their top concern, surpassing compromised accounts (65%) and malicious insiders (59%).

53% of organizations say insider attacks are harder to detect than external cyber threats.

One-third of organizations operate five or more insider risk tools, yet 66% still struggle with detection accuracy and 58% cite tool and data fragmentation as a primary challenge.

94% of organizations say AI adoption is increasing their insider risk exposure.

46% of employees work at companies with a defined AI policy.

Among employees using company-authorized AI tools, 45% cite ease of use, 43% cite capability, and 38% cite data privacy as the top drivers of compliance.

Among employees who used non-approved AI tools at work, 40% cite pressure to get work done and 42% say non-approved tools produce better results.