29% of SOCs are using GenAI for Writing/editing security policies.

9% of respondents said they had heard about retaile fraud from classmates.

57% of respondents said their organization collaborates with industry peers to improve threat intel.

Finding the right technology vendors and partners of Edge AI is a challenge for 37%.

A staggering 96% of respondents said FWA has negatively impacted citizen trust in their agency and its programs.

39% of respondents believed biometric use should be banned.

In March, Notion accounted for 93% of all blocked generative AI queries, significantly more than the combined number for Microsoft Copilot, SwishApps, Quillbot, and OpenAI.

Only 11% of organizations fully trust AI for mission-critical tasks.

30% of respondents were unsure if collaboration with industry peers to improve threat intel even exists.

Larger businesses (500+ employees) are more aggressive, with 39% reporting significant budget increases in Edge AI compared to 23% of mid-sized organizations (250-500 employees).

Ransomware has dropped to third place of most popular attack types.

The top quantum-related threat, cited by 63% of respondents, is future encryption compromise (the risk that quantum computers could break current or future encryption).

LLMs see somewhat less adoption at the edge (47%).

In retail, CIOs reported lower interest in edge-deployed LLMs (32%).

A third (34%) of respondents argued that fraud up to £100 is permissible.

Respondents cited gaps in analytical skills (48%), technology (40%), and budgets (24%) among the limiting factors in fighting FWA.

Among women (~39%), the number of people who would not ban biometrics was significant.

43% of respondents face unrealistic expectations by leadership.

Security risks and data protection concerns represent the biggest Edge AI implementation challenge (42%).

97% expect to use GenAI within the next two years.