Popular tools for managing unstructured data include data encryption (62%), cloud security (60%), application security (59%), and identity and access management (56%).

10% of organizations are unsure of their actual unstructured data protection coverage.

75% of organizations express confidence in their ability to secure unstructured data.

Organizations list security (74%), governance (57%), privacy (54%), and compliance (50%) as top concerns when it comes to unstructured data security.

65% of CISOs lack confidence in their data security controls.

Nearly two thirds of CISOs report low confidence in their ability to prevent unsafe AI data access.

31% of users have the power to modify or delete sensitive data.

Data security represents 10% of deals in Q4 2025.

81% of CIOs are concerned that citizen-built AI could expose sensitive company data.

88% of consumers would stop using a company if their data was not secure.

55% of consumers feel confident protecting their data online.

One in five developers grant AI agents permission for unrestricted file deletion, risking recursive wiping of a project or system.

The average employee enters sensitive data into AI tools once every three days.

39.7% of all data movements into AI tools involve sensitive data, including prompts or copy-paste actions.

Only 52% of enterprise leaders feel very confident about the security of data travelling across their own networks.

11% of leaders say they are aware of definite weak points when their data travels across third-party infrastructures.

Only 28% of leaders in France feel certain they meet regulatory requirements, compared to 60% in the UK.

32% of leaders do not know the locations of all of their data centers, rising to 49% when including third-party providers.

70% of senior leaders are losing sleep over the security of their critical data.

Nearly a third of senior leaders admit "we know we should do more than we do" when it comes to critical data security.