Cyber incidents jumped by 19.4%, fueled by ransomware and access abuse

Confirmed data breaches spiked 25.2%, signaling sharper threat precision

India, Japan, and Taiwan were the top targets across Asia

41 active threat actor groups tracked including Qilin and RansomHub

AI-driven scams surged, leveraging tools like Claude and Lovable for fraud at scale

Connected vehicle exploits exposed cloud-to-car attack paths (Subaru, PerfektBlue)

vCISO adoption expanded as SMEs sought flexible security leadership