Report by Netskope
Threat Labs Report: Europe 2026
Key Findings
Across organizations in Europe, LinkedIn is the most commonly used personal app at 89%, followed by Google Drive at 84% and ChatGPT at 82%.
In Europe, 59% of data policy violations across AI and personal cloud applications involve regulated data.
In Europe, 13% of data policy violations across AI and personal cloud applications involved intellectual property.
The share of users who switch between personal and enterprise accounts grew from 7% to 15% in Europe.
In Europe, 15% of data policy violations across AI and personal cloud applications involved source code.
In Europe, Individual user AI adoption increased from 35% to 65%.
89% of users in Europe are interacting with AI applications that rely on user data for training.
Across organizations in Europe, GitHub and Microsoft OneDrive are the most abused platforms for malware distribution, each impacting 10% of organizations.
In Europe, 12% of data policy violations across AI and personal cloud applications involved passwords and API keys.
64% of users are using AI applications directly, while an even larger share (95%) are using applications that incorporate AI-powered features indirectly in Europe.