Only 34% of IT and security decision-makers can track unauthorized hardware changes made by users or support teams.

70% of IT and security decision-makers are increasingly worried about offline threats, such as employees printing and mishandling sensitive company information.

96% of EMEA financial services organizations believe they need to improve their resilience to meet DORA requirements.

71.9% of interactions with malicious landing pages involved branded content.

34% of financial services organizations cite third-party risk oversight as the most challenging DORA requirement to implement.

It takes an average of 84 days to patch even the most critical flaws in applications.

IT-related themes were cited in 21.5% of phishing failures.

In 2025, 74% of global consumers said they would willingly spend more time on identity verification when accessing travel and hospitality-related platforms if it improved their security. This is up from 71% in 2024.

A total of 276 publicly disclosed ransomware incidents occurred from April to June 2025.

April experienced a 51% increase in publicly disclosed ransomware attacks year-on-year, with a total of 89 attacks.

69% of respondents globally believe AI-powered fraud now poses a greater threat to personal security than traditional forms of identity theft.

There was a 63% increase in publicly disclosed ransomware attack volumes in Q2 2025 compared to Q2 2024.

31% of cybersecurity professionals believe that AI will create new types of entry- and junior-level roles or increase demand.

The smallest organizations are among the most conservative when it comes to adopting AI tools, with 23% reporting no plans to evaluate AI security tools.

Mid-to-large (2,500–9,999 employees) and smaller (100–499 employees) organizations each have 33% adoption rates of AI tools.

The retail sector saw its highest ever Q2 2025 ransomware attack volumes, with publicly disclosed incidents jumping by 58% compared to Q1 2025.

Within both financial services and commercial/consumer sectors, 41% of professionals reported actively evaluating AI tools.

The healthcare sector was the most targeted with 52 publicly disclosed ransomware attacks between April - June 2025.

36% of those in the public sector indicated they are actively evaluating AI tools.

Global willingness to spend time verifying identity on sharing economy platforms was 70% in 2025, which is only slightly down from 71% in 2024.