151,845 attacks between H2 2024 and H1 2025 detected by Kaspersky were disguised as Microsoft Teams.

More than half (58%) of respondents require third-party penetration test reports to validate software security.

When considering the "AI Paradox," leaders at industrial organizations are focused on strategic risk, with data security being a top concern at 40%.

Ransomware has risen by 179% since the start of 2025.

68% of security leaders state that their boards now view the secure deployment of generative AI as a critical priority.

Over the past four months, data breaches surged by 235%.

50% of respondents cited cybersecurity threats as the top threat to business resilience.

The average industrial enterprise currently manages over 2,000 Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and an additional 2,100 associated devices.

87% of leaders at industrial organizations believe it is very or extremely important to integrate OT cybersecurity tools with industrial code management tools.

Publicly-available exploits rose by 179% since the start of 2025.

Unauthorized access accounted for nearly 78% of all reported data breach incidents

Operational managers consider cybersecurity breaches a low-level issue at industrial organizations, at 22%.

The average industrial enterprise currently manages over 2,000 Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and an additional 2,100 associated devices.

87% of leaders at industrial organizations believe it is very or extremely important to integrate OT cybersecurity tools with industrial code management tools.

Almost 4% of DNS traffic was blocked by DNSFilter, which is the highest percentage of blocked traffic on record.

New domains accounted for nearly 40% of traffic requests categorized as malicious.

8% of organisations reported not knowing if they had been compromised by an AI-related breach.

Security incidents involving shadow AI led to more personally identifiable information (65%) being compromised compared to the global average (53%).

A 100% increase in sextortion scams was observed in Q2 2025.

Just 52% of respondents feel confident in their privacy and security measures related to mission-critical workflows.