In this report, we explore for you the emerging trends and predictions that shape the future of enterprise IT and Security. From the global implications of the cybercrime convention to the pitfalls of failed AI projects, the insights we offer will help you prepare for what’s ahead.

Business leaders’ bottom-line concerns often conflict with CISOs’ insistence on vital cybersecurity investments. The CISO-board relationship is deepening as they have more opportunities to engage on matters of cybersecurity and enterprise risk. CISOs’ regular presence in the boardroom and their counsel on enterprise risk will strengthen board confidence and alignment.

This year we find that cyber debt continues to build with GenAI, rise of machine identities, and increasing third- and fourth-party risks. This growth in vulnerable identities, boosted by the ongoing AI transformation and pervasive cloud computing, is a here-and-now threat ready to be exploited by bad actors with the AI-powered ability to execute at scale. Perhaps the only thing more disturbing than the emergence of deepfake videos is our collective overconfidence that we won’t be fooled by them.

The Crypto Maturity Journey outlines considerations for cryptocurrency product rollout, enabling FIs to evaluate market opportunities while simultaneously addressing regulatory and compliance requirements. Over the last few years, cryptocurrency has become a mainstream asset class, with institutional investments as one factor in boosting adoption around the world. Institutions such as BlackRock, Fidelity, and Grayscale have launched Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs, providing a more accessible avenue for retail and institutional investors to gain exposure to these digital assets.

In this report, nearly half of organizations anticipate a threefold increase in the total number of identities, with machine identities squarely in the driver’s seat (but largely under-secured and over-privileged). This growth in vulnerable identities, boosted by the ongoing AI transformation and pervasive cloud computing, is a here-and-now threat ready to be exploited by bad actors with the AI-powered ability to execute at scale. In the last 12 months, 93% of organizations suffered two or more identity-related breaches.

Security services remained the top category for M&A activity across consulting and MSSP, followed by sectors including Risk & Compliance and SecOps / IR / Threat Intel. While companies have prioritized email security solutions for decades, analysts expect the email security market to grow significantly in the coming years. Advanced threats relating to phishing and social engineering necessitate strong email security to protect employee and company data from threat actors.

This report Risk Decisions 360 Emerging Risks That Can Impede Sustainable Company Growth, is the result of extensive research and insights aimed at empowering businesses to make informed decisions in the face of new and evolving risks. We examine critical areas that pose significant potential threats to growth, including cybersecurity, technological advancements, financial volatility and operational disruptions, among others – as well as delve into how business executives and owners view the skills and investment required, and the effectiveness of insurance, in mitigating these risks.

The Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 report includes a deeper analysis of the most important drivers of complexity and provides valuable insights into the most pressing cyber challenges in the year ahead and their potential implications for executives. Of large organizations, 54% identified supply chain challenges as the biggest barrier to achieving cyber resilience.

This year’s findings provide a deeper look into the critical challenges and opportunities shaping application security as organizations grapple with growing attack surfaces, tool sprawl, and the rapid adoption of generative AI.

The 2024 Data Threat Report (DTR) analyzes how core security practices have changed in response to or in anticipation of changing threats. This report also offers perspectives on what organizations can do to leverage data assets to expand opportunities to make their businesses more agile and build trust with their customers. It analyzes global trends in threats to data and the underlying controls, regulations, risks and emerging technologies that need to be addressed.

In today’s crowded and fast-paced technology environment, finance organizations must efficiently and securely manage access to an ever-increasing range of digital services and resources. This puts tremendous pressure on their IT and security teams to keep operations running smoothly and cyber defenses ironclad, even as their exposure to cyberthreats grows. At the core of this challenge is identity security, which ensures authorized individuals gain access to systems and that imposters and threats are shut out.

This year’s edition of the Cyber Readiness Report explores the critical role of robust cyber resilience in mitigating evolving organisational risks and safeguarding reputations. This year’s research reveals that concerns of reputational damage, caused by the loss of sensitive information, is a driving force behind responses to ransomware attacks. Over the past 12 months, the top three reasons organisations paid ransom were: to protect their customer data, to protect their reputation, and to recover their data because they did not have any back-ups.

The 3rd edition of the Lucy Study builds on a four-year history of objective comprehensive and robust data. The study lacks precision on the segment of small and micro companies. The number of insured companies - and there analyzed - is not yet sufficient in relation to the number of companies listed by INSEE.

For this year’s report, we asked comms pros how they are currently using gen AI to help them craft press release content. The answers reveal a willingness among some PR practitioners to test multiple use cases for AI that help streamline the press release creation process. While challenges remain, comms pros reported experiencing several downstream benefits of distributing press releases across the newswire.

This report focuses on the security of deployed AI models in cloud services and environments. Our research indicates that more than half of organizations have adopted AI models for custom applications. More than half of organizations are deploying their own AI models. Default AI settings are often accepted without regard for security.

Non-human identities (NHIs) such as bots, API keys, service accounts, OAuth tokens, and secrets are indispensable for automating tasks, enhancing efficiency, and driving innovation within organizations. The survey provides insights into their opinions about their current NHI security, the obstacles they’re facing, and the strategies and tools they’re using. The aim is to shed light on the current state of NHI security and identify areas for improvement.

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the significance of security testing cannot be overstated. As we delve into the 2023 trends, it’s clear that penetration testing remains the cornerstone of a robust security strategy. we’ve observed a substantial 31% increase in manual pentest engagements, highlighting a growing reliance on this building block of security.

This study delivers the latest insights into the threat landscape of workplace collaboration and the opportunities presented by the fastest-growing dataset across the enterprise today. As the leading AI data platform for employee listening, Aware analyzes the state of risk across collaboration platforms such as Slack, Teams, Zoom and Workplace from Meta to create awareness around both the risks and opportunities that lie within digital workplace conversations.

The primary goal of OT Security Leaders it to ensure that the risk of a cyber incident impacting the Reliability, Availability and Safety of operations is minimised. This requires identification and management of vulnerabilities, and a layer of controls to prevent threat actors from accessing networks. The logical starting point is to identify and classify all assets though this is rarely a simple task.

This report leverages N2K’s analytical strengths to map WiCyS members’ skills directly to the NICE Workforce Framework, categorizing capabilities into functional areas that highlight the unique strengths and potential growth opportunities for WiCyS members. By conducting thorough diagnostics and focused analyses, this partnership identifies the capabilities of WiCyS members and aligns them with industry standards to ensure that their skills are recognized and utilized to the fullest.

The survey tapped 750 IT professionals and executive leaders worldwide representing a broad cross-section of industries and context areas in the winter of 2022. Flexera sources participants from an independent panel that is rigorously maintained and is comprised of vetted respondents with detailed profiles. At numerous points throughout the report, we’ve provided our own interpretation of the data as Flexera Points of View.