30.7% of teams at financial organizations still rely on manual approval for access to high-risk systems requiring elevated privileges.

45.2% of teams at financial organizations have extensively automated compliance reporting.

ISO 27001/27002 is the second most challenging regulation, cited by 18.2% of financial organizations.

Only 4.8% of teams at financial organizations spend fewer than five hours on gathering data for audits and access reviews.

7.0% of financial organizations are investing in third-party risk monitoring

23.8% of financial organizations plan to invest in automated access controls.

GDPR is the most difficult regulation to manage, cited by 19.4% of surveyed financial organizations.

88.4% of financial organizations surveyed are "very confident" in passing a surprise compliance audit.

Only 0.2% of financial organizations surveyed reported lacking confidence in passing a surprise compliance audit.

49.3% of teams at financial organizations spend 10–25 hours monthly preparing audit data.

52% of teams at financial organizations manage 10–20 high-risk systems requiring elevated privileges.

31% of teams at financial organizations revoke access to high-risk systems requiring elevated privileges in hours, while 38% do it instantly.

42% of healthcare companies failed an identity-related compliance audit.

Only 17% of healthcare organizations list compliance as a top concern.

One in four (25%) flagged compliance navigation as their biggest challenge with security solutions.

Nearly a third (29.5%) of iGaming operators found keeping up with new regulations "very challenging".

Only 12% of companies feel "completely prepared" to address the global patchwork of data privacy laws.

Slightly more than a third (34%) of companies have implemented continuous monitoring for AI, highlighting a gap in managing AI-related risks and compliance failures.

When asked about the top challenges when acting on threat intelligence, 38% of CISOs said regulatory constraints.

50.6% of NA firms agree that banning communications channels, like WhatsApp and WeChat, is an effective compliance solution.