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17% of AI attack sources originate from Africa.

96% of companies are increasing their AI security budgets in 2025.

Nearly half (45%) of organisations opted not to report an AI-related security breach due to concerns over reputational damage.

Security teams are spending nearly half their time mitigating AI risks.

Only a third (32%) of organisations are deploying a technology solution to address AI threats.

21% of AI attack sources originate from South America.

76% of organisations report ongoing internal debate about which teams should control AI security.

45% of identified AI breaches came from malware in models pulled from public repositories.

51% of AI attack sources originate from North America.

21% of identified AI breaches originated from third-party applications

72% of IT leaders flagged "shadow AI" as a major risk.

32% of AI attack sources originate from Asia.

33% of identified AI breaches originated from chatbots.

34% of AI attack sources originate from Europe.

89% of IT leaders stated that AI models in production are critical to their organisation's success.

74% of security leaders reported an AI breach in 2024. This is up from 67% reporting the same last year.