Nearly a third of senior leaders admit "we know we should do more than we do" when it comes to critical data security.

77% of enterprise leaders say data sovereignty requirements heavily influence their choice of backbone provider.

Confidence in data security falls to 40% when data passes through third-party provider networks.

56% of enterprise leaders classify AI-related risks to their critical data as moderate to extreme.

11% of leaders say they are aware of definite weak points when their data travels across third-party infrastructures.

Data security is the single biggest network concern for enterprises, cited by 35% of leaders.

Only 52% of enterprise leaders feel very confident about the security of data travelling across their own networks.

70% of senior leaders are losing sleep over the security of their critical data.

32% of leaders do not know the locations of all of their data centers, rising to 49% when including third-party providers.

48% of enterprise leaders are not fully confident they could demonstrate compliance with data protection regulations.

70% of enterprise leaders use real-time alerts to secure data.

64% of enterprise leaders in the UK view AI as posing little or no threat to networks.

83% of enterprise leaders agree that reducing third-party network hops increases security.

68% of enterprise leaders use SIEM integration for visibility of backbone traffic.

87% of U.S. IT leaders from enterprise organizations are considering changing their current productivity suite to adopt a more unified and secure platform.

40% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders believe their current defenses against AI-driven identity attacks are definitely adequate.

More than 80% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders rely on phone and video to confirm identities.

45% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders reported that deepfake or impersonation attacks are frequent occurrences in their organizations.

52% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders are definitely rethinking identity and access management strategies to address AI-driven identity threats.

88% of organizations encounter deepfake or impersonation attacks at least occasionally.