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Cybersecurity reports and statistics published by IBM

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Recent Statistics & Reports

Security incidents involving shadow AI led to more personally identifiable information (65%) being compromised compared to the global average (53%).

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AIShadow AIPII

8% of organisations reported not knowing if they had been compromised by an AI-related breach.

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Data breachAIAI-related breach

Of those compromised by an AI-related breach, 97% report not having AI access controls in place.

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Data breachAIAI-related breach

63% of organisations opted not to pay ransom demands last year, compared to 59% the year prior.

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Ransom

Organisations that used high levels of shadow AI observed an average of $670,000 in higher breach costs.

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AIShadow AI

Security incidents involving shadow AI led to more intellectual property (40%) being compromised compared to the global average (33%).

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AIShadow AIIntellectual property

60% of AI-related security incidents led to compromised data.

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AIAI-related security incidentCompromised ata

Organisations using AI and automation extensively throughout their security operations reduced the breach lifecycle by an average of 80 days.

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AIAutomationBreach lifecycle

The healthcare sector saw a $2.35 million reduction in costs compared to 2024.

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Data breachHealthcareData breach cost

Of the organisations that have AI governance policies in place, only 34% perform regular audits for unsanctioned AI.

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AIAI Governance policyUnsanctioned AI

The global average cost of a data breach fell to $4.44 million, marking the first decline in five years.

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Data breach cost

Among organisations that reported recovery following a data breach, most took more than 100 days on average to do so.

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Data breachData breach consequences

31% of AI-related security incidents led to operational disruption.

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AIAI-related security incidentOperational disruption

63% of breached organisations either don't have an AI governance policy or are still developing one.

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AIAI governance policy

One in five organisations (which is 20%) reported a breach due to shadow AI.

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AIShadow AIData breach

Nearly half of all organisations reported that they planned to raise the price of goods or services because of a breach.

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Data breachData breach consequences

Less than half of those that plan to invest in security post-breach will focus on AI-driven security solutions or services.

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Data breachInvesmtnetData breach consequences

16% of breaches studied involved attackers using AI tools.

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AIAI tools

The average U.S. cost of a breach reached a record $10.22 million.

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Data breach costUS

Nearly one-third of organisations reported price increases of 15% or more due to a data breach.

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Data breachData breach consequences

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