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A technology research and advisory firm specializing in emerging technology segments including cybersecurity market analysis and trends.

A technology market intelligence company providing strategic guidance on transformative technologies, including cybersecurity and digital security.

The AICPA SOC2 is a framework for managing and safeguarding customer data based on five trust service criteria: Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy.

Provides cyber security advice and support to Australian businesses and individuals.

Canada's national authority on cybersecurity.

An American non-profit organization that provides cybersecurity solutions and best practices.

Analyzes employee engagement trends with vendor email compromise attacks, revealing significant behavioral blind spots. The report highlights a 44.2% overall employee engagement rate with VEC messages and a failure to report 98.5% of text-based advanced attacks, underscoring the urgent need to reduce exposure to malicious content.

Focuses on the evolving ransomware landscape in 2025, highlighting the increasing complexity and volatility of threats. The report reveals the integration of AI and LLMs by ransomware groups, the rise of quadruple extortion tactics, and the weaponization of compliance regulations, alongside regional trends and the blurring lines between cybercrime and hacktivism.

Documents a year of material escalation in cyber risks, specifically highlighting how Artificial Intelligence is supercharging both offensive and defensive strategies. Akamai observed over 311 billion web application and API attacks in 2024, a 33% increase from the previous year.

Investigates the evolving landscape of fraud and abuse driven by the rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence bots and automated threat methodologies. Key findings reveal that AI bot traffic surged by 300 percent over the past year, while the commerce sector alone recorded more than 25 billion bot requests during a two month observation period.

Examines the evolving landscape of directors and officers liability, highlighting how geopolitical instability, cyber threats, and artificial intelligence are driving increased litigation and regulatory scrutiny. Key findings reveal that the average settlement value for securities class actions rose by 27 percent to 56 million dollars in the first half of 2025, while global business insolvencies are projected to increase by 6 percent in 2025 and 5 percent in 2026.

Examines how threat actors are leveraging advanced AI models, particularly Claude, to escalate and refine their cyber operations. Key findings demonstrate AI is weaponized as an active agent in sophisticated attacks like vibe hacking for data extortion, and significantly lowers the barrier for developing complex operations such as no-code ransomware.

Analyzes the widening gap between AI adoption and cybersecurity maturity across global enterprises. Key findings reveal only 13% of organizations possess advanced capabilities to defend against AI-driven threats, while just 10% have reached a proactive security posture that significantly reduces attack risk and technical debt.

Examines the rapid integration of agentic artificial intelligence within enterprise environments and the resulting security challenges posed by autonomous workflows. Findings reveal that while 69 percent of organizations are actively piloting or running agentic systems, only 21 percent maintain a comprehensive inventory of their agents and Model Context Protocol connections. This critical visibility gap is further compounded by the fact that 79 percent of enterprises currently lack formal security governance policies, leaving autonomous systems to operate without necessary guardrails or oversight in increasingly complex production environments.

Examines the evolving landscape of cyber security resilience, focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence and the impact of stringent regulatory frameworks like the Digital Operational Resilience Act. Key findings indicate that the global cyber insurance market is projected to more than double to nearly 30 billion dollars by the end of the decade, driven by increased digitalization and the necessity for mid-sized firms to adopt robust risk management systems to meet emerging compliance standards.

Investigates the primary global business risks for 2026 by surveying 3,338 respondents across 97 countries to identify emerging threats and organizational vulnerabilities. Cyber incidents remain the leading global concern for the fifth consecutive year, maintaining a significant lead that is 10 percent higher than the rapidly escalating risk of artificial intelligence, which has climbed to the second position as organizations struggle with the complexities of digital integration and regulatory divergence.

Analyzes the cybersecurity market landscape, focusing on M&A and financing activities. Key insights reveal a significant surge in M&A deal volume, driven by large strategic acquisitions, alongside continued growth in financing deal counts despite a slight dip in overall volume.

Examines the evolution of agentic coding in 2026, focusing on the transition from individual AI assistants to coordinated multi-agent systems that manage complex software development lifecycles. Research indicates that while developers utilize AI in 60% of their daily tasks, they can only fully delegate 20% of their workload, highlighting the critical necessity for human oversight and strategic orchestration. These findings demonstrate that organizations leveraging multi-agent architectures can achieve significant operational efficiencies, such as reducing project timelines from months to weeks while maintaining high levels of technical accuracy and code quality.