More than half of respondents (56%) reported either significant or moderate challenges automating workflows across CTI and SecOps teams.

61% identified key distribution vulnerabilities as a major quantum-related threat.

15% of respondents said they’d consider more serious retail fraud under the right circumstances.

52% of respondents say stress on the job has prompted them to think about leaving cybersecurity altogether.

70% of the surveyed government fraud fighters have seen an uptick in AI-powered fraud attacks in the last five years.

12% of respondents knew someone working at a retailer involved in insider fraud.

73% of respondents report investing in AI-specific security tools, using either new budgets or reallocating existing resources.

Nearly 70% of organizations identify AI’s fast-moving ecosystem, particularly in generative AI, as the top GenAI-related security risk.

64% of organizations view lack of integrity as a major concern regarding AI adoption.

Of those prioritizing AI security, three in five (60%) are leveraging established security vendors.

66% of organizations experienced a data breach in the past year, making it the most common security incident.

Most (58%) assume retailers can and should absorb the costs of fraud without a major impact on their business or prices.

Two-thirds of respondents agreed that biometrics can reduce identity crimes.

21% of respondents said they had heard about retaile fraud from colleagues.

Nation-state actors are second most concerning threat actors.

Nearly a fifth (16%) of respondents said they consider retail fraud a victimless crime.

A quarter (23%) of respondents admitted they’ve been tempted to commit fraud.

60% identified future decryption of today’s data and future encryption compromise as major concerns among quantum computing security threats.

25% of teams share threat intel across roles daily.

Human error, while still significant, has dropped to third place of most concerning threat actors.