CISOs reported a 16 percentage point increase in clarity regarding their cyberinsurance coverage for regulatory fines and penalties in 2025.

26% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) reported clarity on coverage for phishing attacks in 2025, down from 41% in 2024.

96% of CISOs believe that multi-factor authentication (MFA) cannot keep up with evolving threats.

42% of employees expressed that password changes are too frequent in 2025, down from 51% in 2024, indicating a decrease in frustration over the past year.

The top three investment priorities when allocating cyber budgets are: Artificial intelligence (AI) (36%), Cloud security (34%), and Network security and zero trust (28%).

Only 13% of organizations are investing significantly in Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA).

62% of business executives say they are adopting or planning to adopt Zero Trust models.

Just 27.3% of organisations surveyed had effectively implemented zero trust.

27.3% of respondents cited integration issues with legacy systems as a top obstacle to zero trust implementation.

20% of respondents cited lack of leadership support as a top obstacle to zero trust implementation.

30% of respondents cited complexity of deployment as a top obstacle to zero trust implementation.

34% of manufacturers have initiated Zero Trust strategies.

Implementing Zero Trust security frameworks is a top investment priority for 97% of global cybersecurity leaders and consultants.

US respondents were 2.2x as likely as those in Australia or the UK (in aggregate) to be very familiar with Zero Trust architectures.

US respondents were 72% more likely than respondents in Australia or the UK to report significant improvement in security incidents after adopting Zero Trust initiatives.

77% of IT organizations view target backup appliances as more aligned with Zero Trust principles than integrated appliances.

Over 90% of IT decision-makers said that Zero Trust principles, storing backup copies in multiple locations, and segmenting backup software and storage provide the defense needed to protect against ransomware threats.

81% of IT professionals say immutable backup storage built on Zero Trust principles is the best defense against ransomware.