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

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

53% of organizations implemented AI-powered threat detection.

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

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

35% of ransomware incidents were attributed to supply chain compromise

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

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

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

40% of ransomware incidents began through vulnerability exploits

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

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

32% of ransomware incidents were caused by malicious downloads

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

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

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

42% of public sector organizations suffered significant disruption to business operations due to ransomware attacks.

40% of manufacturing and production organizations experienced significant disruption to business operations due to ransomware attacks.

52% of financial services organizations rated themselves as very well prepared, and 38% achieved same-day recovery from ransomware attacks.

87% of organizations expect deepfakes to become major attack vectors in future ransomware campaigns.