Managing the sheer volume of vulnerabilities and false positives were the biggest challenges in securing code, cited by 78% of respondents.

Only 29% of executives say they are prepared for AI-powered threats.

59% of executives say that it is becoming more difficult for employees to identify real threats as AI-powered technologies make attacks more sophisticated.

Forty-four percent admit they have never heard of the new NIST standards

Initial access brokers on cybercriminal forums are increasingly offering: corporate credentials (20%), RDP access (19%), admin panels (13%), web shells (12%).

34% of respondents report seeing significant improvements in vulnerability response time due to automation.

Open-source risks and cloud misconfigurations followed supply chain vulnerabilities closely at 73%.

Sixty-three percent say quantum will increase or shift cybersecurity risks.

56 percent cite "harvest now, decrypt later" as a concern for quantum computing.

Security of IT systems and information is identified as one of the top priorities for technology leaders in 2025.

56 percent cite "harvest now, decrypt later" as a concern for quantum computing.

91% of organizations experience delays in vulnerability remediation.

In terms of geography for attacks on critical sectors, the United States bore the brunt of attacks (61%), followed by the United Kingdom (6%) and Canada (5%).

In attachment-based campaigns, people were most likely to open certain file types: PDFs (53%), HTML files (28.5%), Word files (18.5%).

Over 40,000 new vulnerabilities were added to the National Vulnerability Database in 2024. This marks a 39% rise from 2023.

One in 10 (12 per cent) UK adults have been targeted, or know someone who has been targeted, by a romance scam.

One fifth (19 per cent) of romance scam victims said they overlooked red flags because they were excited about the prospect of finding love.

Close to four in 10 (37 per cent) of those targeted by a romance scam were discouraged from dating or searching for a potential partner afterwards

Of those targeted by a romance scammer, two fifths (39 per cent) said they had been communicating with the scammer for less than a month when asked for money.

In the first quarter of 2025, romance scam reports in the UK were up 20 per cent year-on-year compared to Q1 2024.