48% of UK consumers express concern about the risk of fraud or identity theft related to AI in banking.

41% of IT leaders believe increased executive-level accountability would have a major impact on improving cybersecurity and data protection.

22% of IT leaders identified AI maturity and regulation as the second-largest disruptor in 2026.

71% of IT leaders are either not confident (30%) or somewhat confident (41%) in maintaining operations during a multi-day cloud provider outage.

23.8% of enterprises are running pilots with AI agents.

50% of UK consumers lack understanding of how AI technologies could improve their financial experience, with only 16% reporting full understanding in 2025.

44% of IT leaders reported that their data visibility has somewhat reduced, while 16% reported a significant reduction due to the growth of their IT environment.

AI-powered attacks were identified as a root cause in more than 40% of small business cyber events.

30% of businesses reported that they use AI and must now protect it like any other critical system.

88% of organizations encounter deepfake or impersonation attacks at least occasionally.

41% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders reported that their company has hired and onboarded a fraudulent candidate.

29% of organizations reported that auditors now require proof of data security and privacy in AI-based systems.

Only 28% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders consider deepfake-resistant verification tools a priority for identity and access management modernization.

In 2025, more than 80% of small businesses reported being victims of cybercrime.

92% of decision-makers in the financial services industry reported that their organization's fraud prevention efforts have helped them grow the business.

In 2025, only 38.4% of small business leaders felt 'very prepared' for a cyberattack, down from 56.5% in 2024.

63% of senior-level fraud decision-makers in the financial services industry indicated that fraud losses are underreported.

93% of cybersecurity leaders reported incidents caused by cybercriminals exploiting employees.

31.7% of enterprises are in active experimentation with AI agents.

Email-related incidents increased by 57%.