The top three targeted sectors by ransomware victims were manufacturing (1,284), business services (824), and retail (682).

Business services remained the most targeted sector by ransomware in March 2026, accounting for 35% of ransomware victims, followed by consumer goods & services (14%) and industrial manufacturing (13%).

48% of senior IT and infrastructure leaders in the business and professional services industry identified simplifying operations and reducing IT burden as their top strategic networking and security priority.

68% of senior IT and infrastructure leaders in the business and professional services industry identified gaining network and security observability as their top strategic networking and security priority.

58% of senior IT and infrastructure leaders in the business and professional services industry identified managing remote user access and latency as a top networking and security challenge.

66% of senior IT and infrastructure leaders in the business and professional services industry identified securing SaaS and public cloud apps as a top networking and security challenge.

44% of senior IT and infrastructure leaders in the business and professional services industry are planning to adopt Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions in the next 12 months

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.

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.

In 2024, the most targeted sectors were: manufacturing (17%), business services (11%), construction (9%), retail (9%).