Organizations with a proactive approach to threat intelligence (44%) are considerably more likely to use advanced threat detection technologies over the next 12 months, compared to those with a reactive approach (56%).

Three in four (75%) of users have encountered social engineering attempts like phishing and impersonation scams.

80% of CISOs report their organization's approach to threat intelligence monitoring requires significant improvement or complete overhaul.

The Asia-Pacific region accounted for 38% of all volumetric DDoS attacks in the financial sector, up from 11% in 2023.

Nearly half (46%) of scam victims struggle with mental health effects like anxiety, depression and lost trust.

73% of security leaders are reassessing their SIEM solutions.

One in four users (25%) say they have stopped caring, accepting scams as an inevitable cost of being online.

58% of Gen Z have encountered extortion scams, including deepfakes and sextortion.

28% of Gen Z have fallen victim to extortion scams.

Two-thirds of people are worried about the future of AI and how realistic scams are going to become.

Three-quarters of scam victims (75%) report serious emotional consequences.

36% of users have fallen victim to a mobile scam.

37% of CISOs agree increased levels of automation would help them perform their responsibilities more effectively.

When asked about the top challenges when acting on threat intelligence, 45% of CISOs said keeping pace with evolving threats.

82% of CISOs report their organization's approach to threat intelligence collecting requires significant improvement or complete overhaul.

78% of CISOs report their organization's approach to threat intelligence analyzing requires significant improvement or complete overhaul.

79% of CISOs report their organization's approach to threat intelligence incorporating requires significant improvement or complete overhaul.

80% of CISOs report their organization's approach to threat intelligence monitoring requires significant improvement or complete overhaul.

Concerns around vendor lock-in remain high, with 95% of those evaluating new options citing flexibility as a critical factor.

More than a quarter (27%) of scam victims lose access to critical digital assets like accounts, devices or irreplaceable files.