Boards most often ask CISOs for the following metrics: risk-reduction trendlines (51%), quantified business impact (47%), and incident-response performance metrics (40%).

54% of CISOs lack standardized, business-relevant metrics.

22% of companies globally employ basic biometrics such as fingerprints and face scans for fraud prevention.

58% of companies have dedicated employees for data analytics.

34% of business leaders globally reported using biometrics as the primary method of customer authentication, an increase of five percentage points from 2024.

43% of business leaders ranked behavioral biometrics in their top three technologies for preventing fraud.

60% of organizations have experienced data breaches or theft in software development, AI, and analytics environments, an 11% increase from the previous year.

42% of students would trust their bank more if it used biometric identity verification instead of passwords.

38% of students feel safer using biometric verification instead of passwords for online accounts, which is more than any other occupational demographic.

62% of Canadians report they either like or have a strong preference to use fingerprints for security.

81% of Canadians rate the security of fingerprints and facial recognition as good or excellent.

70% of transportation and logistics organizations indicated that simplifying and lowering network costs is their top networking and network security priority over the next 12 months.

57% of transportation and logistics organizations prioritize enhancing network performance and security visibility.

60% of transportation and logistics organizations reported understaffed IT teams as a daily challenge.

64% of transportation and logistics organizations expressed concern regarding remote access control.

56% of transportation and logistics organizations are either still evaluating GenAI risks or are unprepared for them.

Only 28% of transportation and logistics organizations have begun implementing solutions to mitigate GenAI network and security challenges.

51% of transportation and logistics organizations aim to reduce the workload on IT teams.

81% of transportation and logistics organizations stated that staying ahead of cybersecurity threats is their biggest day-to-day networking challenge.

77% of transportation and logistics organizations cited ransomware and malware threats as their top network security concern.