2% of education institutions feel “not at all prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats over the next 1–2 years.

Only 14% of respondents trust global enterprises or brands with their identity data.

Only 32% of respondents reported not using AI in their own lives, down from 54% in 2024.

37% of faculty are 'Very concerned' about AI-related cybersecurity threats.

69% of people believe they can spot a scam, but 43% of them still fell victim in the past year.

Scam rates doubled in the USA from 2024 to 2025.

90% of respondents reported victimization following a scam.

28% of consumers said they would be willing to give up online banking to avoid the risk of identity theft.

In India, greater than a third (35%) of respondents trust banks the least.

Cloud and connected product attacks are the top two cyber threats organisations feel least prepared to address.

15% of white Americans who encountered a scam reported losing money.

Social Media was the starting point for 17% of scams (a decrease from 23% in 2024).

AI (38%) and Cloud security (32%) are the top two areas where organisations are prioritising the use of managed services

65% of education leaders are aware of misinformation as an AI cybersecurity risk.

26% of educators are Very confident in recognizing AI-related cyber threats.

50% of education institutions feel “somewhat prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats over the next 1–2 years.

Nearly half (47%) of respondents say they are concerned about AI in apps.

26% of consumers would try to avoid all apps with AI-generated code if they learned that AI-generated code caused a vulnerability in an app they used.

43% of faculty express substantial worry about bias in AI outputs.

49% of students use AI for language assistance.