In France, the adoption of MFA for personal accounts surged from 29% in 2024 to 71% in 2025, marking a 42-percentage point increase.

45% of UK IT leaders said stronger security and encryption standards is a trend that will have the biggest impact by 2030.

41% of UK IT leaders said that tighter integration with real-time collaboration tools is a trend that will have the biggest impact by 2030.

41% of UK IT leaders said that AI-driven automation is a trend that will have the biggest impact by 2030.

59% of UK IT leaders in the tech sector say they've adopted email security training.

62% of organizations in the finance sector experienced email incidents, yet only 42% feel very confident in their compliance posture.

53% of UK IT leaders in the tech sector say they've adopted MFA.

58% of organizations in the healthcare sector experienced email incidents, yet only 36% feel very confident in their compliance posture.

86% of US IT leaders agree that professional email signatures build trust.

Only 18% of US organizations use centralized signature management solutions.

41% of US organizations still rely on employees to manage their own email signatures.

73% of US organizations experienced an email-related security incident in the past year.

26% of UK IT leaders in the public sector say they've adopted AI detection.

The top three most important soft skills needed by security professionals are critical thinking (57%), communication (56%), and problem solving (47%).

61% of respondents indicate that adaptability is very important in determining a cybersecurity applicant's qualifications.

Only 41% of respondents believe their cybersecurity budgets will increase in the next 12 months, compared to 47% last year.

Professional development training is the most common employer benefit at 60%, three percentage points higher than last year.

18% of survey respondents believe their cybersecurity budgets will decrease in the next 12 months, compared to 13% last year.

The percentage of respondent enterprises that provided training to allow nonsecurity staff to move into security roles dropped considerably, from 41% last year to just 29% this year.

The top method to address technical skill gaps is increasing usage of contract employees or outside consultants (30%), which is a decline from 36% last year.