High technology organizations were the most targeted industry by bots overall, representing 35% of observed attacks.

The technology sector saw a 119% increase in APT-related detections in Q1 2025 compared to Q4 2024.

Technology companies still lead in AI adoption with 38.9% of employees using AI tools.

There were 7 trillion Layer 7 DDoS attacks targeting the high technology sector from January 2023 through December 2024, making it the most affected industry for this type of attack.

The industries most heavily impacted by ransomware in Q1 2025 were manufacturing, retail, and technology. Notably, the non-profit sector saw a dramatic surge in ransomware attacks, with incidents doubling quarter-over-quarter .

The technology industry had the second-highest third-party breach rate at 47.3%.

Technology providers have 10x more internet-facing assets than consumers.

Technology providers use 2.5x more products than consumers.

Roughly 50% of CISOs expect automation to optimize compliance through a single pane of glass.

54% of enterprises report engaging in multiple AI deployments.

Just 17.9% of CISOs are using GenAI tools within their compliance program.

Nearly one-third (33.2% of organisations) have incorporated automation without GenAI tools.

Just over 13% of CISOs are looking to technology to help solve their problems and have started to adopt or have plans to adopt Compliance as Code (OSCAL or OCSF).

76.1% of CISOs said integrations are most important when selecting tools/vendors to provide governance and continuous controls monitoring.

Only 12% of organisations have moved away from using passwords as their primary method of authentication.

More than four-fifths (82.1% of organisations) are not currently using GenAI tools or functions within their compliance program.