96% of developers use AI-assisted tools to build mobile apps and SDKs.

81% of developers say AI-generated code has introduced new vulnerabilities.

More than half of developers are uncertain how to properly secure AI-written mobile applications.

70% of CIOs expect new AI audit or explainability requirements within the next 12 months.

87% of CIOs say AI agents are already embedded in critical operations.

Security professionals are 5.5 times more likely to believe defenders will use AI as effectively as, or more effectively than, threat actors over the next 24 months.

85% of CIOs expect their compensation to be directly tied to measurable AI outcomes.

29% of CIOs say they have repeatedly been asked to justify AI outcomes they could not fully explain.

57% of CIOs believe their company’s survival could be at stake if the AI market contracts or an AI bubble bursts.

74% of CIOs regret at least one major AI vendor or platform selection made in the past 18 months.

81% of CIOs say CEOs will have their compensation directly tied to measurable AI outcomes.

85% of CIOs say gaps in traceability or explainability have already delayed or stopped AI projects from reaching production.

71% of CIOs say it is likely their AI budget will be cut or frozen if targets aren’t met by the end of the first half of 2026.

25% of CIOs report having full real-time visibility into all AI agents running in production.

60% of CIOs say their own job would be at high risk if the AI market contracts or an AI bubble bursts.

43% of security teams use AI for threat intelligence correlation.

97% of IT, security, risk, and compliance professionals report using AI to streamline their work.

Security professionals are 2.4 times more likely to believe defenders use AI as effectively as, or more effectively than, threat actors.

77% of security professionals express some level of comfort with deploying agentic systems and allowing them to act without human review.

53% of security teams utilize AI for cloud security policy enforcement.