Eight cybersecurity funding rounds each exceeded $100 million in Q2 2025. These large rounds alone accounted for a substantial 55% of all funding in the period.

2.1% of teams at financial organizations have no visibility into how long it takes to revoke access to high-risk systems requiring elevated privileges after an employee exits or changes roles.

25.1% of financial organizations plan to invest in compliance automation platforms.

When faced with data breaches at both a large corporation and a small business, 1 in 3 (34%) Gen Z and Millennials say they would stop shopping with both entirely.

35% of consumers say they don't save their credit/debit card information in brand accounts as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.

36% of Millennials say they use a password manager that creates secure passwords as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.

22% of consumers say they froze their credit as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.

30% of Gen X and Boomers say they check that the website has a padlock icon before visiting and/or purchasing anything as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.

The majority of consumers (61%) repeat passwords across their various accounts. This habit is slightly more common among Gen Z and Millennials compared to Gen X and Boomers.

More than 1 in 3 (38%) consumers report they have been a victim of identity theft in the past.

52% of teams at financial organizations manage 10–20 high-risk systems requiring elevated privileges.

31% of Gen Z and 27% of Millennials feel uneasy when websites have ads, versus 18% of Gen X and Boomers.

31% of Millennials say they check that the website has a padlock icon before visiting and/or purchasing anything as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.

Managing third-party access (35%), tracking least privilege enforcement (24.2%), and producing audit logs (23.1%) remain the biggest pain points for financial organizations.

31% of teams at financial organizations revoke access to high-risk systems requiring elevated privileges in hours, while 38% do it instantly.

8.9% of financial organizations are investing in identity lifecycle management.

33.9% of teams at financial organizations use role-based access with limited audit trails for access to high-risk systems requiring elevated privileges.

69% of consumers do not check if a website has a secure padlock icon before making online purchases.

0.3% of financial organizations surveyed admitted to having failed an audit in the past year.

35.3% of teams at financial organizations automate access to high-risk systems requiring elevated privileges with real-time logging.