Domain Validation (DV) certificates account for 73.5% of all SSL certificates.

Three leading providers supply 89% of the DV certificates used by analyzed organizations.

46% of respondents at investment adviser firms reported increased compliance testing around AI—up from 32% last year, but 44% of firms that have adopted AI tools have no formal testing or validation of the outputs from their AI tools.

57% of investent adviser firms list AI usage as a hot compliance topic.

Cybersecurity Controls have been identified as one of the top three "hot" compliance topics for 2025, with 38% of investment adviser firms listing it as a leading priority.

Cybersecurity ranks as the #2 top area for increased testing, with 55% of CCOs at investment adviser firms reporting heightened focus in this domain.

The FBI received 7097 complaints about advanced fee scams in 2024 (versus 8,045 in 2023 and 11,264 in 2022).

Organisations that invested in IDV solutions reported savings averaging $8 million.

Compared to those investing at an average level, high investors into IDV solutions are 1.6x more likely to report a positive impact on their brand

Compared to those investing at an average level, high investors into IDV solutions are 1.7x more likely to have significantly reduced identity fraud.

Compared to those investing at an average level, high investors into IDV solutions are 2.2x more likely to see savings compared to companies investing the same or less.

74% of organizations plan on increasing their investments in IDV solutions in the future.

Compared to those investing at an average level, high investors into IDV solutions are 2.7x more likely to believe they have a competitive advantage.

The number of organisations conducting adversarial tests (abuse cases) has doubled year-on-year.