43% of respondents believed their privacy budget was underfunded.

36% of respondents felt their privacy budget was appropriately funded.

72% of respondents in enterprises that always practiced privacy by design felt completely or very confident in their ability to ensure data privacy and achieve compliance with new privacy laws.

10% of those who always practiced privacy by design experienced a material privacy breach in the past year.

63% of privacy professionals interact with IT operations and development.

9% of respondents in enterprises whose boards viewed privacy programs as purely compliance driven reported currently using AI for privacy.

18% of those who always practiced privacy by design reported currently using AI for privacy-related tasks.

50% of respondents in enterprises that always practiced privacy by design said their enterprise privacy budget was appropriately funded.

28% said more than half of technical privacy applicants were well qualified for the role.

38% of privacy professionals cited a complex international legal and regulatory landscape as an obstacle.

37% of privacy professionals cited a lack of competent resources as an obstacle.

47% of respondents indicated a lack of training or poor training as a common privacy failure.

29% of respondents indicated that more than half of legal/compliance privacy applicants were well qualified for the role.

41% indicated not practicing privacy by design was a common privacy failure.

35% said the number of data subject requests they received increased in the past year.