France
We've curated 23 cybersecurity statistics about France to help you understand how the country's cyber defenses are strengthening against rising threats, including ransomware and data breaches, as well as the adoption of innovative security technologies in 2025.
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In the last 16 months, nearly 70% of Europe's ransomware activity was concentrated in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Spain.
46% of French leaders cite protecting intellectual property and sensitive information as a primary motivation for data sovereignty.
12% of French companies express confidence they could regain control if AI exposes admin credentials.
87% of UK IT decision makers already use agentic AI systems, compared with 91% in France and 90% in Germany.
The regional average agreement across EMEA that public policy should mandate open source principles is 77%, with France at 70% and Germany at 72%.
The top Russian-targeted EU countries in the last 12 months were Italy (18%), France (11%), and Spain (9%).
Only 28% of leaders in France feel certain they meet regulatory requirements, compared to 60% in the UK.
26% of French security & IT professionals reported that their company is actively encouraging employees to shift logins to passkeys
40% of French employees reported that they have successfully accessed a prior employer’s account, data, or applications after leaving the company
51% of French IT & security professionals reported that employees using weak or compromised credentials is a top security concern
59% of organizations in France expressed the highest level of concern regarding risks, while 36.8% in the UAE exhibited the lowest level of concern.
2.35% of global ransomware victims (organizations and individuals) in Q3 2025 were from France.
Optimizing cloud security is a top security convergence goal for 43% of organizations in France.
Enhancing threat visibility is a top security convergence goal for 32% of organizations in France.
Supporting compliance with security policies is a top security convergence goal for 33% of organizations in France.
52% of organizations in France are especially concerned about complex compliance requirements of sustainable AI practices compared to other countries.
In France, only 8% of respondents fully trust organizations that manage their indentity data (the lowest reported).
In France, 75,000+ internet-connected healthcare devices and systems are exposed, endangering patient data.
In France, 75,000+ internet-connected healthcare devices and systems are exposed, endangering patient data.
In France, 35.4% (lowest rate) of surveyed IT/security professionals reported being pressured to keep a breach confidential, even when they believed it should be reported to authorities.