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41% of security and IT leaders report attackers use encrypted channels to bypass detection, delaying critical alerts.

ExtraHop6/28/2026
DetectionCritical Alerts

Across all industries, 30% of connected devices lack encryption.

Absolute Security5/27/2026
Connected Devices

Only 23% of large U.S. companies have implemented a solution to address Harvest Now, Decrypt Later (HNDL) quantum threats.

Utimaco5/27/2026
Quantum SecurityEnterprise

More than 50% of education desktops and mobile devices are unencrypted.

Omnissa5/27/2026
Education

Last year, 18% of connected devices stored sensitive data, 35% lacked encryption, and 26% were unaccounted for.

Absolute Security5/27/2026
Data SecurityConnected Devices

In the second half of 2025, more than two-thirds of ransomware attacks leveraged data theft instead of encryption.

Resilience5/27/2026
RansomwareData Theft

Encryption-based extortion declined by 15% compared to the previous year.

Palo Alto Unit 422/22/2026
Extortion

The fastest ransomware case observed, involving Akira ransomware, takes just three hours from breach to encryption.

Barracuda2/22/2026
RansomwareBreach

68% of observed wireless networks in industrial and critical infrastructure environments operate without Management Frame Protection (MFP) despite using modern encryption.

Nozomi Networks2/22/2026
Wireless SecurityIndustrial Control

32% of successful Canadian software buyers checked encryption standards of vendors before purchase.

Capterra11/16/2025
CanadaSoftware

84% of Pacesetters (most AI-ready group) report full capability with end-to-end encryption for sensitive data, versus 30% of all companies.

Cisco10/14/2025
AI

38% of respondents of UK IT leaders cited ensuring strong encryption as their bigest email security challenge.

Exclaimer9/30/2025
UKEmail security incident

Only 38% of organizations over 20,000 employees actively pursuing CMMC 2.0 certification achieve top-tier encryption (76-100% coverage).

Kiteworks9/9/2025
DefenseCMMC 2.0

59% of mid-market firms (5,000-9,999 employees) actively pursuing CMMC 2.0 certification achieve top-tier encryption (76-100% coverage).

Kiteworks9/9/2025
DefenseCMMC 2.0

Only 56% of organizations have fully implemented end-to-end encryption for all sensitive data.

Kiteworks9/9/2025
Defense

83% of small healthcare practices believe patient consent removes the need for encryption.

Paubox8/19/2025
Healthcare

Agape Health paid $25,000 for emailing protected health information unencrypted.

Paubox8/19/2025
Healthcare

SCATTERED SPIDER moved from initial access to encryption by deploying ransomware in under 24 hours in one observed case

CrowdStrike8/4/2025
RansomwareInitial access

More than half of rural healthcare providers report poor mobile usability and slow encryption that can delay care.

Paubox7/18/2025
HealthcareMobile

64% of IT security decision makers said encryption has increased, allowing them to better protect their data, including on lost/stolen devices.

Apricorn7/15/2025
US