78% of business and tech leaders expect their cyber budget to increase over the coming year (a figure virtually unchanged from 77% last year).

Most companies (67%) are spending roughly equal amounts on proactive and reactive cybersecurity measures.

The estimated number of defense contractors that require Level 2 certification is 80,000.

24% of scam victims downplayed or ignored the incident.

29% of consumers have a browser extension that blocks trackers (up from 25% in 2024).

55% of Boomers see themselves as most responsible for protecting personal data in an app.

20% of education institutions reported that they haven’t experienced AI-generated phishing attempts or misinformation campaigns.

51% of data and IT leaders would shift their AI/ML deployment strategy for better data sovereignty/compliance

64% of adults aged 18-24 years old experienced cyber crime.

Risk management ranks cyber attack or breach as the #1 current risk for global organizations.

33% of consumers have identity theft protection services (up from 28% in 2024).

The top three investment priorities when allocating cyber budgets are: Artificial intelligence (AI) (36%), Cloud security (34%), and Network security and zero trust (28%).

Scam victimization in Germany rose from 28% to 32%.

31% of respondents say sensitive data requests tops their lists of app concerns.

41% of Boomers are more likely to worry that "AI might introduce security vulnerabilities".

42% of security leaders admit that the training provided is still inadequate or too superficial.

39% of business and tech leaders prioritise changes in trade and operating policies in response to the current geopolitical landscape.

77% of respondents view AI-driven phishing as a serious and emerging threat, up from 66.9 % in 2024.

A well-known brand (50%) is most influential for Gen Z regarding what indicates security in an app.

13.4% of assessed objectives were financially-motivated.