Exploit weaponization can occur in under 24 hours.

The INC ransomware group claimed 66 victims in undisclosed activity in 2025.

Australia and the United Kingdom recorded 110 and 42 disclosed ransomware attacks respectively in 2025.

Process injection accounted for 30% of attacker techniques and is the top technique for the third consecutive year.

Of the 65 CVEs discussed by the BlackBasta ransomware group, 54 are Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEVs).

The Akira ransomware group was linked to 776 total recorded attacks in 2025.

Most large organizations have accurate inventories for only about 25% of their total assets.

47% of companies use mean time to remediate as a cybersecurity metric.

43% of security teams use AI for threat intelligence correlation.

48% of security professionals say IT teams do not respond urgently to cybersecurity concerns.

43% of security professionals report high stress.

Organizations that use an integrated, automated approach to risk management report a 27% breach rate in 2025.

58% of organizations that experienced a breach anticipate spending more time on IT risk management and compliance in 2026.

Security professionals are 2.4 times more likely to believe defenders use AI as effectively as, or more effectively than, threat actors.

56% of IT, security, risk, and compliance professionals use a common controls framework (CCF) to streamline GRC processes.

42% of security teams use AI for vulnerability response and remediation.

77% of organizations have been targeted by deepfake attacks.

14% of IT, security, risk, and compliance professionals manage GRC via individual teams or business units.

40% of security professionals believe IT lacks an understanding of their organization's risk tolerance.

86% of IT, security, risk, and compliance professionals have a centralized team to manage GRC.