63% of organizations acknowledge that there is "shadow AI" within their organizations.

Organizations that get verifiable transparency data from vendors see 64% quicker implementation of new technology.

Only 30% of boards describe their relationship with the CISO as strong and collaborative.

40% of banking customers say malicious attackers are their top banking-related concern.

The number of documented DDoS attacks in the Link11 network rose by 75% in 2025, after a 137% increase the previous year.

58% of professional pentesters rank PTaaS as the most effective model for uncovering complex vulnerabilities.

98% of professional pen testers prefer the PTaaS model over bug bounties.

30% of all bug bounty submissions are invalid or low-value "noise."

42% of consumers who have fallen victim to an online shopping scam report being scammed within the past year.

CISO security update airtime is roughly 30 minutes.

47% of boards indicate reporting on AI-driven risk needs improvement.

67% of Americans believe carriers should bear some responsibility for scam losses originating on their networks.

15% of professional pentesters rank public bug bounties as the most effective model for uncovering complex vulnerabilities.

Organizations in manufacturing and critical infrastructure sectors implementing all five core Zero Trust principles reach visibility levels not achieved through tooling alone.

11% of Americans report experiencing tax-related identity theft, rising to 17% among adults aged 25–34.

29% of Americans admit they do not fully understand new tax rules.

67% of Americans say they are seeing the same or more tax scam messages than last year.

60% of Americans ignore unexpected texts or calls.

53% of Americans use strong passwords.

37% of Americans say they have second-guessed a legitimate tax communication because they feared it was a scam.