An official app store is most influential for Millennials (52%) regarding what indicates security in an app.

Only 17% of consumers have full trust in the organizations tasked with managing their identity data.

An official app store is most influential for Gen X (53%) regarding what indicates security in an app.

In Australia, 11% of respondents fully trust organizations that manage their indentity data.

State-aligned operations, often driven by low-impact DDoS campaigns targeting EU Member States’ organisations’ websites, resulted in service disruption in only 2% of incidents.

AI enablement of key cyber capabilities is the #1 cyber investment priority for security leaders.

66% of education leaders are aware of privacy concerns as an AI cybersecurity risk.

Over half (53%) of organisations are prioritising AI and machine learning tools in their top three priorities to help close capability gaps in cyber talent.

Awareness of potential AI-related cybersecurity risks is reassuringly high (83%) among education leaders.

In 2025, 24% of organizations reported being the victim of a ransomware attack (vs 18.6% reported in 2024).

Nearly three-quarters (73%) of respondents globally reported feeling that government regulation of AI to protect their identity data online is important.

59% of US-based IT and security professionals have considered or actively begun looking for new jobs due to work stress.

3% of consumers stay informed about trending scams and online threats through 'Other' sources.

50% of global consumers now say they are willing to pay for scam protection.

50% of consumers worry about using online dating apps.

In France, only 8% of respondents fully trust organizations that manage their indentity data (the lowest reported).

Scams pretending to be a bank or credit card company was reported by 25% respondents.

More than a third of respondents (36%) in the Netherlands wouldn’t give anything up to avoid the risk of identity theft.

Professional design would make 42% of Millennials and Gen Z believe an app is secure.

Less than half (48%) of consumers regularly review their security settings at least once every six months.