Nearly 30 million individuals were affected by breaches in H1 2025.

68% of employees use free-tier AI tools like ChatGPT via personal accounts.

2.67 million machines were infected by infostealer malware in H1 2025. This led to more than 204 million compromised credentials being observed.

Travel-themed messages account for 10% in phishing emails.

Legal or HR notices account for 5% in phishing emails.

75% of organisations in China reported implementing GenAI.

CrowdStrike OverWatch observed a 40% year-over-year increase in intrusions by suspected cloud-conscious China-nexus actors.

46% of organisations in the UK and Ireland cite management failing to prioritise cloud migration as a key barrier.

98% of organisations in the UK and Ireland are considering cloud moves

54% of IT leaders in the UK and Ireland lack complete visibility into their cloud spend, which makes it impossible to measure return on investment (ROI).

Hybrid cloud adoption has jumped to 68% in the UK and Ireland, an increase from 58% in 2022.

82% of organisations in the UK and Ireland say cloud modernisation efforts have contributed to a more agile culture.

Among those still relying heavily on legacy systems in the UK and Ireland, 70% believe migrating to the cloud could reduce costs.

71% of organisations in the UK and Ireland report that outdated on-prem technology is actively holding them back.

MSP (Managed Service Provider) involvement in cloud projects has risen to 40% in the UK and Ireland. This is a jump from 30% year-on-year.

Only one-third (33%) of cloud projects in the UK and Ireland deliver on every goal.

AI security incidents have doubled since 2024

Almost 4% of DNS traffic was blocked by DNSFilter, which is the highest percentage of blocked traffic on record.

Sensitive data in files sent to GenAI tools showed a disproportionate concentration of sensitive and strategic content compared to prompt data, with files being the source of 79.7% of all stored credit card exposures, 75.3% of customer profile leaks, 68.8% of employee PII incidents, and ◦ 52.6% of total exposure volume in financial projections.

53% of respondents supplement their efforts with internal testing