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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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