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

89% of organizations plan to hire professionals within the next 12 months to manage or improve identity management, infrastructure, and security

50% of firms in the financial services industry are still operating on outdated or on-premise infrastructure, which fails to meet modern transparency and documentation requirements.

91% of organizations say their cloud infrastructure provides the flexibility to adapt to new regulations.

The energy sector experienced a 387% increase in attacks compared to the previous year.

In 2025, 2,332 ransomware incidents targeted critical infrastructure, accounting for 50% of all incidents, compared to 1,745 incidents, which accounted for 54%, in 2024.

From January 1 to September 1, 2025, there were 4,701 recorded ransomware incidents, with 2,332 incidents (50%) targeting critical sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, energy, transportation, and financial services.

From January 1 to September 1, 2024, there were 3,219 total recorded ransomware incidents, with 1,745 incidents (54%) targeting critical sectors.

In 2025, 50% of all ransomware attacks are projected to target critical infrastructure, highlighting the urgent need for enhanced cyber resilience strategies.

In 2025, the United States accounted for roughly 1,000 ransomware incidents targeting critical infrastructure, representing 21% of all global ransomware attacks.

41% of financial services firms plan to invest or upgrade in IT infrastructure modernization in 2026.

60.19% of IT decision-makers at financial services firms reported that cloud infrastructure management (MS 365, Azure, AWS) is currently fully or partially managed by an MSP or MSSP.

46% of respondents surveyed need significant skill improvement in network/infrastructure security.

50% of respondents surveyed have expert-level skill in network/infrastructure security.

97% of respondents indicated that Network/infrastructure security requires significant or moderate improvement.

Infrastructure teams are responsible for 15% of AI security within organizations.

15% of organizations adopting AI have infrastructure and operations teams controlling AI security.

41% of business and tech leaders prioritise changes in critical infrastructure location in response to the current geopolitical landscape.

Nearly half of IT, security, and engineering professionals (49%) say their access infrastructure is not scalable.

At companies heavily reliant on VPNs, employees were nearly twice as likely to report broken access or security workarounds compared to those using modern tools.