100% of organizations grant security or compliance exceptions to allow high-risk digital work to proceed; 63% grant exceptions formally and 33.5% use informal workarounds.

Ultra-Fast Wireless Charging hack drew 76%+ of the power intended for a legitimate EV from inductive chargers

33% of law firm decision-makers cite IT budget and roadmap issues as their top challenge.

44% of organizations test their security biannually or less, or not at all.

Deployment of AI tools initially reduces performance by 10–20% before improvements are realized through repeated testing.

The average ransom demand exceeded $1,028,214 in Q1 2026.

7% of organizations were unable to confirm whether they had been attacked at all in the past year.

96% of middle market executives express confidence in their cybersecurity posture.

39% of middle market organizations prioritize detection and response in cybersecurity investment.

Cybersecurity funding is managed by the chief technology officer in 43% of middle market firms, by the chief financial officer in 37%, and by the chief information security officer in 34%.

93% of organizations already use or plan to use AI agents for sensitive security tasks such as password resets and VPN access.

92% of organizations have AI installed on at least some local machines with access to SSH and encryption keys.

Within organizations that track AI identities, 43% authenticate and authorize AI identities using a separate system from human identities.

67% of organizations using AI agents suspect those agents have already accessed data beyond their intended scope.

Compromised credentials accounted for 74% of ransomware intrusions observed by Beazley Security investigators in Q1 2026.

82% of IT, security, audit, and GRC professionals report an increase in AI-enabled attacks over the last 12 months.

39% of organizations delay or cancel market expansion, product launches, M&A, or AI deployment because the work cannot be conducted securely.

DPRK-nexus actors stole a reported $2.02 billion in digital assets across the financial services sector in 2025.

SCATTERED SPIDER resumed aggressive ransomware operations against insurance entities in the first half of 2025 after a four-month pause.

83% of CISOs report being confident in their businesses' ability to recover from ransomware.