In the U.S., the confirmed cyberattack rate is 34%, two percentage points above the global average.

34% of U.S. organizations experienced a confirmed cyberattack in the past year, compared with 32% globally.

76% of U.S. organizations lack complete identity visibility across their workforce, two percentage points higher than the global average.

75% of U.S. organizations plan to increase security spending in 2026, three percentage points above the global average.

62% of U.S. organizations have not deployed a Zero Trust strategy, three percentage points lower than the global average.

52% of global organizations cite legacy infrastructure as a primary blocker to security or AI deployment.

48% of global organizations cite migration complexity as a primary blocker to security or AI deployment.

41% of global organizations rank cost as a primary blocker to security or AI deployment.

Across the global sample, one in three businesses reported a confirmed cyberattack in the past year.

63% of U.S. employees use 15 or more business applications, four percentage points above the global average.

Fewer than one in four organizations globally have deployed a dedicated password manager.

Financial services (68.45%) was the top industry targeted by phishing attacks globally in 2025.

Ransomware groups targeted organizations in 93 countries worldwide in Q3 2025..

GLOBAL and BlackLock had four distinct names in a little over a year.

NETSCOUT monitored more than 8 million DDoS attacks globally in the first half of 2025.

NETSCOUT monitored more than 8 million DDoS attacks globally in the first half of 2025.

UK usage of real time payments is lower than the global average — 79% of UK consumers have sent RTP compared to the 91% average for all 14 countries surveyed.

UK usage of real time payments is lower than the global average — 73% of UK consumers have received RTP compared to the 89% average for all 14 countries surveyed.

The bulk of global security spending (70%) will be in the US and Europe

Global security spending is expected to grow by 12.2% this year (2025)