Cybersecurity statistics / Email Security
| Publisher | Barracuda |
| Report | 2026 Email Threats Report |
| Published | 12 May 2026 |
| Topics | Email Security, Spam |
Published by Barracuda in 2026 Email Threats Report, 12 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.
12 sources answer what share of organisations have an ai governance policy in place. They report between 18% and 44%, with a median of 36.5%.
See all 12 sources| Malicious email (26%) and phishing (24%) together account for 50% of ransomware incidents. Sophos, 18/07/2026 |
| 95.2% of phishing activity is delivered over encrypted channels. Zscaler, 15/06/2026 |
| Phishing activity declined by approximately 20% year-over-year in both 2024 and 2025. Zscaler, 15/06/2026 |
| Services industry phishing hits surged 65.5% year-over-year from 330.9 million to 547.7 million hits. Zscaler, 15/06/2026 |
| More than 10% of HTML attachments are malicious. Barracuda, 27/05/2026 |
| 48% of malicious email activity is phishing. Barracuda, 27/05/2026 |
Weekly cybersecurity statistics by email.