Report by LevelBlue

Build Cyber Resilience for a Stronger Retail Future

10 FINDINGSPublished Nov 12, 2025
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Key Findings

67% of retail executives who reported high-profile breaches indicated that cybersecurity has become a higher priority on the C-suite agenda in 2025.

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RetailRetail breachC-suite agenda

60% of retail executives indicated that their cybersecurity team is integrated with lines of business.

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RetailCybersecurity team

Only 25% of retailers reported being prepared for AI-powered threats, despite 45% expecting such threats to occur.

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RetailAI-powered threat

47% of retail executives reported having very low to moderate visibility into their software supply chain.

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RetailSoftware supply chain

34% of retailers stated that their organization has suffered a breach in the past 12 months.

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RetailRetail breach

44% of retailers reported experiencing a significantly higher volume of attacks in 2025.

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RetailCyber attacks

66% of retailers plan to invest significantly in application security to prepare for evolving threats.

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RetailApplication securityBudgetInvestment

65% of retailers intend to invest significantly in cyber-resilience processes across their business.

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RetailCyber resilienceBudgetInvestment

63% of retailers plan to invest significantly in generative AI for social engineering attacks.

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RetailGen AISocial engineeringBudgetInvestment

63% of retailers aim to invest significantly in machine learning for pattern matching to enhance cybersecurity.

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RetailMachine learningBudgetInvestment