58% of manufacturing and production organizations rated themselves as very well prepared, but only 12% recovered from ransomware attacks within the same day.

60% of public sector organizations rated themselves as very well prepared, but only 12% recovered from ransomware attacks within 24 hours in the survey.

52% of healthcare organizations rated themselves as very well prepared, but 40% experienced significant disruption to business operations due to ransomware attacks.

32% of ransomware incidents were caused by malicious downloads

92% of organizations believe their employees are well trained to spot phishing emails

84% of organizations have seen a measurable increase in phishing and/or credential theft incidents they suspect were AI-assisted

40% of ransomware incidents began through vulnerability exploits

31% of organizations that suffered a ransomware attack reported RMM tools as the attacker's entry point

76% of organizations expressed concern about their ability to stop ransomware spreading from an unmanaged host over SMB

45% of victims reported that phishing was the initial point of compromise in ransomware attacks

35% of ransomware incidents were attributed to supply chain compromise

Out of 103 active ransomware groups, five groups accounted for nearly 25% of global ransomware incidents.

87% of organizations consider AI-generated social engineering tactics more convincing than traditional methods.

In 2025, 77.7% of ransomware attacks were attributed to other actors outside the top five groups.

76% of organizations agree that it is increasingly difficult to prepare for ransomware attacks as attackers use AI to adapt and evade defenses.

53% of organizations implemented AI-powered threat detection.

41% of public sector organizations implemented AI-powered threat detection.

57% of French organizations reported the greatest concern about AI-enabled threats, compared to an average of 45% across geographies

37% of U.S. adults reported GenAI-enabled malware as a top concern regarding cybersecurity threats

42% of U.S. adults reported AI-generated phishing emails as a top concern regarding cybersecurity threats