Key Findings
61% of U.S. respondents say their organization’s average ransomware payout exceeds its annual cybersecurity budget. 83%
79% of IT decision-makers state that AI-powered attacks pose a significant threat to their organization’s security.
66% of IT decision-makers believe organizations underestimate the resources required to defend against those AI-powered threats.
52% of organizations say their average ransomware payout exceeds their annual cybersecurity budget.
66% of organizations report experiencing up to two cybersecurity breaches, a four-percent increase from last year.
86% of IT decision makers in Europe are concerned about the impact of cyberwarfare on their organization as a whole.
43% of respondents across Europe say that the cyberwarfare threat is imminent and that they have had to report an act of cyberwarfare to authorities.
More than half (54%) of organizations report being impacted by an AI-generated or AI-led attack in the past 12 months, while 66% say their organization has experienced up to two cybersecurity breaches, up from the year before.
71% of European IT professionals believe the cyber capabilities of nation-state 71% actors have the potential to instigate a full-scale cyberwar that could cripple critical infrastructure worldwide.
82% of IT decision-makers now say they’ve implemented measures to detect and counter AI-powered attacks.
55% of global IT decision-makers admit they still lack the necessary expertise needed to implement and manage AI-powered security solutions effectively, a five-point increase year-on-year.
Over 9 in 10 (92%) IT decision makers in the U.S. are concerned about the impact of cyberwarfare on their organization as a whole.
U.S. respondents (83%) were most likely to agree with the statement: “My organization has allocated sufficient budget for cybersecurity programs, including people and processes.”