48% of cybersecurity professionals view securing converging IT/OT architecture as crucial for positive outcomes over the next five years.

More than half (53%) of respondents from companies with revenues of $30 billion or more identified cybersecurity practices and standards as extremely important skill sets. This compares to 47% of all respondents

46% of senior IT and infrastructure leaders in the business and professional services industry identified managing too many vendors/support contracts as a top networking and security challenge.

54% of senior IT and infrastructure leaders in the business and professional services industry identified operating with limited internal IT staff as a top networking and security challenge.

22% of employees say AI already helps them work faster or more efficiently.

16% of employees who hide their AI use worry it is out of step with company policy.

Only 38% of business services leaders view edge security as "mission-critical".

43% of senior IT and infrastructure leaders in the business and professional services industry identified gaps in performance and threat visibility as a top networking and security challenge.

72% of senior IT and infrastructure leaders in the business and professional services industry identified improving application and SaaS performance as their top strategic networking and security priority.

52% of IT and security decision-makers say budget or resource cuts have led to increased workloads without added support.

Over half (54%) of organisations have developed internal cybersecurity frameworks independent of government guidance.

19% of employees are skeptical about AI, citing concerns about accuracy or misuse.

72% of UK organisations have air-gapped backups.

UK organisations are now more than three times more likely to recover from backups than pay the ransom.

24% of UK organisations have a formal policy never to pay a ransom. This figure is double the figure from 2023

44% of consumers say they've felt pressured to share information with AI chatbots just to complete a task.

81% of IT and security decision-makers believe that eroding confidence in public-private coordination will hinder threat intelligence sharing.

86% of IT and security decision-makers warn that the disbanding of the Cyber Safety Review Board will disrupt post-incident coordination.

As a result of U.S. cybersecurity instability, 43% of U.K. IT and security decision-makers have reassessed existing partnerships.

63% of IT and security decision-makers state that recent or anticipated cuts are affecting team structure and staffing plans.