66% of retailers plan to invest significantly in application security to prepare for evolving threats.

38% of successful Canadian software buyers evaluated a vendor's reputation for incident response before purchase.

62% of fraud victims reported feelings of frustration, while 61% reported feelings of anger in 2025.

There was a 36% year-on-year increase in the number of firms capturing WhatsApp communications, with 89% of those firms based in North America.

15% of organizations self-identify as 'leading' in cyber hygiene maturity.

23% of firms captured communications from LinkedIn Personal Accounts and Microsoft Teams each.

Social media is the leading medium for successful scams at 34%, surpassing email (28%), phone calls (25%), text messages (24%), and online ads (21%) in 2025.

52% of organizations identify the human element, including employee training and awareness, as their greatest weakness.

Only 29% of Americans feel very confident about spotting deepfakes in 2025.

Only 34% of developers notify security teams before starting AI projects.

33% more firms are capturing social channels, particularly TikTok data, following over $2 million in fines issued for SEC Marketing Rule violations in the last year.

Scammers are pushing free giveaways (36%), weight-loss products (30%), skincare (27%), crypto schemes (26%), and tech gadgets (25%) in 2025.

The company with the largest footprint without an exposed secret had 60 public repositories and 28 organization members.

The number of firms capturing ChatGPT data increased by almost 3,000% from 2024 to 2025, with all of these firms located in North America.

The average organization used 27 distinct AI tools in Q3 2025, down from 23 new tools introduced in Q2 2025.

Scam cases reported to Iris' Resolution Center increased by 50% from October to November 2024.

74% of security leaders believe that developers view security as a barrier to AI innovation.

98% of enterprises feel confident in their ability to distinguish between human and AI agents.

65% of retailers intend to invest significantly in cyber-resilience processes across their business.

44% of Americans have seen fake or AI-generated influencer endorsements in 2025.