53% of CFOs in the financial services sector ranked evolving regulations as a top concern, compared to 38% of CIOs, highlighting a disconnect between financial and technical teams.

36% of U.S. financial services executives reported lacking sufficient internal expertise to meet regulatory mandates.

51% of firms identified data discovery as a top priority for improving audit readiness and control visibility.

91% of organizations say their cloud infrastructure provides the flexibility to adapt to new regulations.

Meeting regulatory requirements is cited as a key challenge to using AI by 30% of nonprofit funders.

51% said the public cloud was best positioned to meet regulations vs 41% that responded on-premises.

81% agree that their primary cloud provider’s native security and compliance capabilities exceed what their team could deliver independently.

12 working weeks per year are spent on compliance-related tasks, compared to 11 weeks the previous year.

76% of security and compliance leaders reported that AI and automation tools are reducing burnout and improving day-to-day productivity in 2025.

20.4% of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) identified handling compliance and regulatory requirements (e.g., policy drift) as a top pain point when managing Microsoft 365.

Auditing and reporting for compliance and regulatory requirements consumes 28.5% of Managed Service Provider (MSP) technician time.

20.39% of IT decision-makers at financial services firms reported that regulatory compliance support is currently fully or partially managed by an MSP or MSSP.

16% of healthcare IT and compliance leaders admit compliance was never consulted before AI email tools were enabled.

38% of very large companies (10000+ employees) are concerned with compliance with regulations.

41% of healthcare IT and compliance leaders feel confident they could detect improper AI use before a HIPAA violation occurs.

35% of medium companies (100-499 employees) are concerned with compliance with regulations.

38% of large companies (500-9999 employees) are concerned with compliance with regulations.

31% of small companies (<100 employees) are concerned with compliance with regulations.

69% of healthcare IT leaders feel pressured to adopt AI faster than they can secure it.

62% of healthcare IT and compliance leaders have observed staff experimenting with ChatGPT or similar tools even though they’re unsanctioned.