Russia-aligned APT29 (Midnight Blizzard) directed most of its activities towards transportation and shipping (55%) and telecommunications (40%).

Nearly all CIOs are bracing for significant cybersecurity breaches in the year ahead.

APT detections targeting the telecommunications sector increased 92% in Q1.

42% of respondents said that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, you’re likely to experience disruptions to day-to-day operations—e.g., outages, downtime, or process failures.

39% believe that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, it will erode customer confidence and damage your brand image.

Within the financial services sector, 50% of respondents cite security and compliance issues as their primary concern related to architectural misalignment.

21% of hacktivist attacks in 2024 targeted the transportation and logistics sector.

Organizations were 61% more likely to report using VPNs, compared to all other solutions, to secure internet access.

Globally, 48% of consumers report they worry their car could be hacked.

The most frequently targeted countries by hacktivist groups were Ukraine (141 attacks), Israel (80 attacks), and Spain (64 attacks).

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

28% of global technology executives say expectations within their organization of what AI can do are growing faster than their ability to meet them

A 29% of global businesses say current external technology partners not having the right capabilities remains a significant obstacle to implementing AI initiatives in their organization.

79% of global technology leaders believe the focus on AI has raised their profile at the board level. This is up from 60% in 2024

With AI-grade hardware, password cracking speeds have surged by over 1.8 billion percent compared to consumer-grade machines. This acceleration using AI-grade hardware has collapsed cracking timelines from billions of years to just a few hours.

39% believe that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, it will have impacts on your supply chain partnerships.

38% of respondents believe that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, it can lead to link to drops in staff efficiency.

Only 12% of global businesses say AI has fallen short of expectations to date

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

The U.S. was the reported victim in 58% of ransomware posts.