Report by Netskope

Threat Labs Report: Europe 2026

11 FINDINGSPublished May 27, 2026
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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%.

LinkedInApplicationsGoogle DriveChatGPTEurope

In Europe, 59% of data policy violations across AI and personal cloud applications involve regulated data.

Data Policy ViolationsRegulatory ComplianceCloud applicationsAI appicationsEurope

In Europe, 13% of data policy violations across AI and personal cloud applications involved intellectual property.

Intellectual PropertyData Policy ViolationsAI applicationsCloud applicationsEurope

The share of users who switch between personal and enterprise accounts grew from 7% to 15% in Europe.

Shadow ITEurope

About 99% of organizations in Europe use AI.

AIEurope

In Europe, 15% of data policy violations across AI and personal cloud applications involved source code.

Source CodeData Policy ViolationsAI applicationsCloud applicationsEurope

In Europe, Individual user AI adoption increased from 35% to 65%.

AI AdoptionEurope

89% of users in Europe are interacting with AI applications that rely on user data for training.

AI ApplicationsEurope

Across organizations in Europe, GitHub and Microsoft OneDrive are the most abused platforms for malware distribution, each impacting 10% of organizations.

Malware DistributionMicrosoft OneDriveGitHubEurope

In Europe, 12% of data policy violations across AI and personal cloud applications involved passwords and API keys.

API KeysData Policy ViolationsAI applicationsCloud applicationsEurope

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.

AI AdoptionEurope