74% of US-based IT and security professionals said their data recovery tools are too complex to be used without security expertise, which adds to their workplace stress.

67% of US-based IT and security professionals believe faster, higher-performing backup solutions that minimize downtime would significantly boost productivity and confidence in responding to cyberattacks.

Phishing (including malspam, vishing, and malvertising) was the dominant intrusion vector, accounting for approx. 60% of cases..

86% of education institutions permit students to use AI tools.

62% of students use AI for research.

Only 2% of education institutions have banned AI tools outright for students.

Drive-by compromise emerged as a prevalent initial access vector, with nearly 9.8 billion events blocked.

27% of respondents are concerned about AI-generated phishing.

27% of students use AI for completing assignments.

2% of education institutions ban AI tools entirely for students.

Comcast Business detected 4.7 billion phishing attempts, which specifically targeted human error and poor credential hygiene.

DDoS short bursts used as reconnaissance were also observed: 405 events in less than 5 minutes and 56 events in less than 10 seconds.

Comcast Business blocked 13M scanner-to-C2 transitions attempts.

74% of defense contractors lack data leakage protection.

Comcast Business blocked 2.5K mobile threat C2 attempts.

Of those who encountered a digital scam or cyberattack, 19% lost money.

36% of faculty express substantial worry about financial damage related to AI.

54% of schools have not experienced students creating harmful AI content (deepfakes of peers, etc.).

82% of education institutions said they feel at least “somewhat prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats.

Among faculty, adoption of AI tools is 91%.