23% of Chief Information Security Officers cite lack of AI security expertise as their top barrier.

42% of Chief Information Security Officers say insufficient focus on AI governance is their primary concern about the future policy environment.

One in three cybersecurity leaders feel confident that their IP, identities, or infrastructure are adequately protected during high-risk work.

Between 20% and 27% of C-suite leaders believe secure environments are ready when needed, while only 5.3% of VPs of Cybersecurity believe the same.

Banking or payment scams account for 11% of the scams causing the most damage.

60% of victims aged 65–74 report financial loss.

43% of consumers say they would use AI for cyber security help.

Only 38% of organizations report high confidence in their cloud security posture.

About 35% of Chief AI Officers identify building, integrating and managing complex AI models in private or sovereign environments as their top barrier to adoption.

Nearly 60% of AI leaders cite cross-border data restrictions as a major challenge.

FAMOUS CHOLLIMA doubled its operations using AI-generated identities to infiltrate cryptocurrency exchanges, fintech platforms, and consumer banks.

STARDUST CHOLLIMA tripled its operational tempo and deployed AI-generated recruiter personas and synthetic video conferencing environments to target fintechs across North America, Europe, and Asia.

58% of cybersecurity leaders would consider paying cybercriminals to end a ransomware attack.

Over the past 12–18 months, 57% of enterprise CISOs report their enterprises experienced an attack that originated on a remote, mobile, or hybrid device.

57% of CISOs report taking as long as six days to recover from a ransomware attack.

20% of CISOs report taking as long as two weeks to recover from a ransomware attack.

No CISOs report the ability to recover from ransomware within a day.

53% of organizations have remote recovery capabilities in place.

46% of cybersecurity leaders rank operational downtime as the most significant impact ransomware is likely to have on their organizations.

45% of women are concerned about peer-to-peer scams, compared with 40% of men.