89% of organizations have fully or partially incorporated AI agents into their identity infrastructure, with an additional 10% planning to do so

In 2025, only 28% of IT and security leaders believed they could fully recover from a cyber incident in 12 hours or less, down from 43% in 2024

21% of Americans have low confidence in spotting deepfakes in 2025.

15% of CISOs changed employers in 2025, an increase from 11% in 2024.

The top 1% of CISOs earn more than $3.2 million in total compensation, which is approximately 10 times the median and 20 times the bottom 10%.

In 2025, overall CISO compensation increased by an average of 6.7% compared to the previous year.

CISOs who remained at their companies and took on expanded responsibilities saw an average compensation increase of 8.1% in 2025, compared to a 5% increase among those who switched jobs.

70% of CISOs receive equity, which can represent up to half of total pay among top earners.

In 2025, 71% of CISOs received executive perks, an increase from 40% to over 50% this year for D&O insurance.

25% of all sensitive data disclosures involve technical data, with 65% of that consisting of proprietary source code copied into generative AI tools.

12% of all sensitive data exposures originate from personal accounts, including free versions of generative AI tools.

66% of consumers regularly find themselves competing with bots for limited products during the holiday shopping season.

64% of consumers feel that automated programs are stealing the joy of shopping altogether.

57% of consumers say bots have been a major problem for online shoppers for the last six years.

75% of consumers expect the issue with bots to worsen this year.

44% of consumers admit to feeling annoyed or angry after losing out to bots during online sales.

Over a third of consumers experience genuine stress while shopping online.

53% of consumers say they are likely to brave in-store crowds this year due to frustration with bots.

18% of consumers feel 'very confident' in distinguishing real products from fakes.

90% of consumers say it is important to verify that they are buying from a real person.