33% of business and tech leaders ranked cloud-related threats in their top three threats they are least prepared to address.

Only 13% of ransomware victims paid the ransom in 2025, which is a decrease from 16.3% in 2024.

In 89% of the analyzed sample of AI-enhanced scams, AI was used for content generation.

60% of faculty use AI for lesson preparation.

About half of education institutions allow staff to use AI for grading, student engagement strategies and data analysis.

In the Netherlands, scam reporting to authorities estimates range from 5% to 19%.

37% of Black Americans who encountered a scam reported losing money.

44% of Millennials see developers as most responsible for protecting personal data in an app.

33% of consumers said they would be willing to give up online shopping to avoid the risk of identity theft.

64% of adults aged 25-34 years old experienced cyber crime.

23% of people say they would report a scam to a national agency.

28% of Indians say QR codes would increase their trust more than any other method when engaging with brands online.

Comcast Business detected 19.5 billion resource development events, which indicate that attackers are heavily investing in infrastructure.

55% of US-based IT and security professionals identified heavy workloads and understaffed teams as the leading sources of stress in their roles. (This was followed by concerns about cyberattacks and the pressure to maintain uptime and service availability).

Over a six-month period, Comcast Business detected and blocked more than 708 million command and control attempts. These included over 191 million attempts made through proxy-based channels.

Comcast Business blocked 497M phishing-linked C2 attempts.

The median SPRS score has improved from 20 in 2022’s inaugural report to 60 this year, but 17% of contractors still report negative scores, far below the required 110 benchmark.

78% of business and tech leaders expect their cyber budget to increase over the coming year (a figure virtually unchanged from 77% last year).

Most companies (67%) are spending roughly equal amounts on proactive and reactive cybersecurity measures.

The estimated number of defense contractors that require Level 2 certification is 80,000.