Report by Trend Micro

AI is Changing the Cyber Risk Game. Are You Keeping Up?

13 FINDINGSPublished Apr 29, 2025
View Original Report →

Key Findings

39% believe that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, it will weaken your standing in the marketplace, making it harder to win new business or keep up with rivals.

Asset managementAttack surface

42% of respondents said that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, you’re likely to experience disruptions to day-to-day operations—e.g., outages, downtime, or process failures.

Asset managementAttack surface

75% of cybersecurity incidents occur due to unmanaged assets.

Asset managementAttack surface

55% of organizations surveyed said they have no processes in place to continuously manage attack surface risk.

Asset managementAttack surface

Just 43% of global organizations use dedicated tools to proactively manage risk across their attack surface.

Asset managementSecurity toolsAttack surface

On average, only 27% of responding organizations' budgets are dedicated to managing attack surface risk.

Asset managementBudgetAttack surface

77% of companies claimed that their current resources are adequate for addressing attack surface challenges

Asset managementAttack surfaceAttack surface

91% of respondents acknowledged that attack surface management is either directly or somewhat connected to their organization's business risk.

Asset managementAttack surface

73% of cybersecurity leaders surveyed have experienced security incidents due to unknown or unmanaged assets.

Asset managementAttack surface

39% believe that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, it will erode customer confidence and damage your brand image.

Asset managementAttack surface

39% believe that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, it will have impacts on your supply chain partnerships.

Asset managementAttack surface

38% of respondents believe that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, it can lead to link to drops in staff efficiency.

Asset managementAttack surface

38% believe that if you don’t manage asset-related risks properly, it can impact financial performance.

Asset managementAttack surface