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We've curated 96 cybersecurity statistics about Europe to help you understand how data protection laws and emerging threats are shaping the cybersecurity landscape across the continent in 2025.

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Understaffing in European cybersecurity roles is 48%, which is 14 percentage points higher than in the rest of the world.

The Linux Foundation6/15/2026
Cybersecurity Staffing

Across organizations in Europe, LinkedIn is the most commonly used personal app at 89%, followed by Google Drive at 84% and ChatGPT at 82%.

Netskope5/31/2026
LinkedInApplications

Across organizations in Europe, GitHub and Microsoft OneDrive are the most abused platforms for malware distribution, each impacting 10% of organizations.

Netskope5/31/2026
Malware DistributionMicrosoft OneDrive

89% of users in Europe are interacting with AI applications that rely on user data for training.

Netskope5/31/2026
AI Applications

About 99% of organizations in Europe use AI.

Netskope5/31/2026
AI

In Europe, 15% of data policy violations across AI and personal cloud applications involved source code.

Netskope5/31/2026
Source CodeData Policy Violations

In Europe, 12% of data policy violations across AI and personal cloud applications involved passwords and API keys.

Netskope5/31/2026
API KeysData Policy Violations

In Europe, Individual user AI adoption increased from 35% to 65%.

Netskope5/31/2026
AI Adoption

The share of users who switch between personal and enterprise accounts grew from 7% to 15% in Europe.

Netskope5/31/2026
Shadow IT

In Europe, 13% of data policy violations across AI and personal cloud applications involved intellectual property.

Netskope5/31/2026
Intellectual PropertyData Policy Violations

In Europe, 59% of data policy violations across AI and personal cloud applications involve regulated data.

Netskope5/31/2026
Data Policy ViolationsRegulatory Compliance

64% of users are using AI applications directly, while an even larger share (95%) are using applications that incorporate AI-powered features indirectly in Europe.

Netskope5/31/2026
AI Adoption

71% of European IT professionals believe the cyber capabilities of nation-state 71% actors have the potential to instigate a full-scale cyberwar that could cripple critical infrastructure worldwide.

The State of Cyberwarfare5/27/2026
Nation-State ThreatsCyberwar

86% of IT decision makers in Europe are concerned about the impact of cyberwarfare on their organization as a whole.

The State of Cyberwarfare5/27/2026
Cyberwarfare

43% of respondents across Europe say that the cyberwarfare threat is imminent and that they have had to report an act of cyberwarfare to authorities.

The State of Cyberwarfare5/27/2026
Cyberwarfare

North America was the most affected region by ransomware in March 2026, accounting for 55% of reported incidents, followed by Europe at 24% and APAC at 12%.

Check Point5/27/2026
RansomwareNorth America

The top Russian-targeted EU countries in the last 12 months were Italy (18%), France (11%), and Spain (9%).

Claroty5/27/2026
ItalyFrance

Europe and North America both experienced notable increases in the number of attacks compared to February 2025, with +11% and +9% growth respectively.

Check Point5/27/2026
North AmericaCyber Attack

There is greater than a 70% probability that an initial DDoS attack is followed by at least one additional attack.

Link115/27/2026
DDoSDDoS Attack Patterns

Active DDoS attacks were observed 88% of the time, equating to 322 days per year when systems in the Link11 network are targeted.

Link115/27/2026
DDoS