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

91% of respondents acknowledged that attack surface management is either directly or somewhat connected to their organization's business risk.

41% of CIOs don't believe their current security investments fully meet their organization's needs.

China-aligned APT41 showed a 113% increase in activity in Q1 2025 relative to the previous quarter.

Almost all (96%) of CIOs say at least some improvements are needed in their organization's security coverage.

73% of cybersecurity leaders surveyed have experienced security incidents due to unknown or unmanaged assets.

Advanced persistent threat (APT) detections targeting the U.S. in Q1 2025 were 2.4 times or 136% higher than the level seen the prior quarter.

China's APT40 and Mustang Panda generated 46% of all detected APT activity.

50% of companies report facing security or compliance challenges as a consequence of the disconnect between their documented software architecture and the architecture in production.

86% of OEMs report that cybersecurity of their digital services is important.

Half of CIOs report their organizations have over invested in security solutions they don't need.

Four state-aligned hacktivist groups claimed responsibility for 780 attacks in 2024 alone.

Critical infrastructure remains a prime target for hactivist groups. Specifically: 44 attacks targeted government entities, including military services, 21% of attacks focused on the transportation and logistics sector, and 21% of attacks focused on the transportation and logistics sector..

The average time between credentials being found and the reported ransomware attack was 2.5 weeks

A third (equivalent to 33.3%) of global technology leaders believe their board has unrealistic expectations or demands on how new technologies like AI will impact business performance

44% of consumers globally do not think OEMs should be able to sell driver data.

US respondents were 72% more likely than respondents in Australia or the UK to report significant improvement in security incidents after adopting Zero Trust initiatives.

45% say their network performance is preventing or limiting their organization’s networks from supporting large data/AI projects. This is up from 38% in 2024

34% cite keeping up with the pace of change as a significant obstacle to implementing AI initiatives.

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