Specific Ransom Demands Mentioned: Virgin Islands Lottery (VIL) refused a $1 million ransom demand, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) refused a $2.7 million demand from Rhysida, CPAS de Jemeppe-sur-Sambre (a Belgian social welfare centre) refused a €70,000 ransom demand, Medusa claimed an attack on Fall River Public Schools with a $400,000 ransom demand, Manchester Credit Union reported that Sarcoma attackers did not demand a ransom.

Passkey implementation has reached 48% of the world’s top 100 websites

Under one-quarter of OEMs can deploy a security update within weeks

A fifth of OEMs are unsure of which regulations or standards apply regarding cybersecurity.

More than half of consumers believe passkeys are both more secure (53%) and more convenient (54%) than passwords.

74% of consumers are aware of passkeys.

Only one-fifth of OEMs are implementing a compliance plan for the EU Cyber Resilience Act. This is also stated as nearly one-fifth of respondents who admit they have no compliance plan regarding cybersecurity regulations.

Among people familiar with passkeys, 54% consider them to be more convenient than passwords.

Security and time-to-market are ranked equally as top business priorities by OEMs.

More than two thirds of users familiar with passkeys turn to them for simpler, safer sign-ins.

69% of consumers have enabled passkeys on at least one of their accounts.

Over a third of OEMs cite prioritization as the top roadblock to establishing an explicit Device Lifecycle Management (DLM) process.

Over 35% of people had at least one of their accounts compromised due to password vulnerabilities in the last year.

Among those who have used passkeys, 38% report enabling them whenever possible.

More than half of OEMs claim to comply or plan to comply with cybersecurity regulations.

Nearly half of product launch delays stem from software issues like bugs, deployment problems, and new security patches, say OEMs.

47% of consumers will abandon purchases if they have forgotten their password for that particular account.

Among people familiar with passkeys, 53% believe passkeys offer greater security than passwords.

One in four CIOs surveyed are concerned about the rise of deepfakes over the next year.

The majority (52%) of organizations say their network/connectivity infrastructure is not ready to support new technology initiatives, such as AI