Cybersecurity threats rank among the most significant business challenges to organisations (47%).

Regional surges in deepfake fraud include Canada (3,400%), Hong Kong (1,900%), Singapore (1,500%), Mainland China (1,183%), Germany (1,100%), the United Kingdom (900%), and the United States (700%).

At least four in 10 business leaders are increasing budgets, expanding teams, upskilling, and/or hiring external help for cybersecurity challenges and data privacy concerns

Fraud attempts in U.S. contact centres now occur every 46 seconds.

Deepfake-related fraud is expected to grow by +162% in 2025.

Retail fraud is projected to more than double again, reaching 1 in every 56 calls in 2025.

Average Volumetric DDoS Attack Size (2024): 23.0 Gb/s.

Mean Packet Rate Climb (Year-on-Year): 24% to 6.2 Mpps.

Approximately 90% of organisations report some degree of automation across business activities, with IT and cybersecurity functions becoming highly automated and digitised.

Top markets for synthetic identity document fraud globally include Ethiopia (2.17%), Pakistan (2.08%), Nigeria (1.52%), Hong Kong (0.99%), Indonesia (0.84%), and Turkey (0.80%).

Only 41% of companies have AI policies and guidance in place, which relates to managing risks associated with AI.

Retail saw a +107% increase in synthetic voice attacks in 2024.

Largest Single-Target Strike (2023): 960 Gb/s.

DNS Amplification Dominance (2024): Accounted for 55% of all amplified traffic.

Deepfake fraud attempts increased from an average of one per month to seven per day in 2024.

France experienced 5 times more DDoS attacks year-on-year.

Increase in Packets-Per-Second Peaks: 28%.

Increase in Average Volumetric DDoS Attack Size (2024 vs. 2023): 97%.

Deepfake fraud jumped by 1100% in North America, indicating the use of generative AI to bypass facial recognition and biometric checks.

Deepfake fraud attempts rose by more than 1,300% in 2024.