Threats delivered by other vectors, such as removable media, slightly grew by 1 percentage point in Q2 2025 compared to the previous quarter, reaching 16% of threats.

52% of business leaders believe Gen Z employees pose a security risk.

About 34% of business leaders have seen Gen Z employees record “day in the life” TikToks that revealed sensitive details.

23% of business leaders report Gen Z employees using real customer data in skits.

Executables and scripts were the second most popular delivery type, making up 35% of threats in Q2 2025, a 1 percentage point growth from Q1 2025.

Malicious web browser downloads made up 23% of threats in Q2 2025, with no change compared to Q1 2025.

18% of business leaders say a Gen Z employee has leaked confidential information.

Of business leaders that said Gen Z employees leaked confidential information, 47% reported legal issues.

Of business leaders that said Gen Z employees leaked confidential information, 42% reported financial losses.

Of business leaders that said Gen Z employees leaked confidential information, only 10% said the leak resulted in no serious consequences.

30% of companies are avoiding hiring Gen Z employees.

Software accounts for roughly 30% of security budgets, making it the second-largest line item after staff and compensation.

SecOps solutions represent the largest share of software budgets at 16%.

Nearly 70% of CISOs have consolidated or are consolidating tools into integrated platforms.

72% of companies have automated basic IT operations such as security patch management

Office workers experience 2.7 security update disruptions per month.

13% of CISOs have made plans to consolidate tools into integrated platforms.

Two-thirds of security programs use Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs).

Data recovery was triggered as the main driver of loss in 1.3% of claims, triggered with some loss impact in 17.5%, triggered with no loss impact known in 5.0%, and not triggered in 76.2%.

Vendor-driven cyber insurance claims notifications fell from 37% to 26% of all claims, representing a 30% drop.