74% of CIOs regret at least one major AI vendor or platform selection made in the past 18 months.

81% of CIOs say CEOs will have their compensation directly tied to measurable AI outcomes.

81% of CIOs are concerned that citizen-built AI could expose sensitive company data.

82% of CIOs say employees are creating AI agents and applications faster than IT can govern them.

89% of CIOs believe uncontrolled AI access will create significant technical debt.

62% of CIOs say their CEO has directly questioned or challenged AI vendor or platform decisions they made at least once in the past year.

85% of CIOs say gaps in traceability or explainability have already delayed or stopped AI projects from reaching production.

71% of CIOs say it is likely their AI budget will be cut or frozen if targets aren’t met by the end of the first half of 2026.

54% of CIOs say they have discovered unsanctioned 'shadow AI' in use inside their organizations.

25% of CIOs report having full real-time visibility into all AI agents running in production.

60% of CIOs say their own job would be at high risk if the AI market contracts or an AI bubble bursts.

The United States suffered 3,768 undisclosed ransomware incidents in 2025.

Canada accounted for 6% and Germany accounted for 4% of undisclosed ransomware attacks in 2025.

Organizations across 135 countries, representing 69% of countries worldwide, were impacted by ransomware attacks in 2025.

Undisclosed ransomware victims announced on dark web leak sites totaled 7,079 in 2025, a 37% increase compared to 2024.

Publicly disclosed ransomware increased by 49% year-on-year, reaching 1,174 incidents, nearly four times higher than in 2020.

Adversaries shifted 80% of their tradecraft toward stealth, evasion, and persistence in 2025.

Use of data encryption for impact (ransomware encryption) dropped by 38%.

One in four attacks involve stealing saved passwords from browsers to authenticate as valid users.

The Lazarus threat actor group has over 40 distinct designations across the industry.