95% of healthcare organizations report staff are already using AI tools.

38% of organizations reported uncertainty around AI efficiency as a challenge in using AI for cybersecurity.

43% of organizations reported skill gaps in basic cybersecurity topics as a challenge in using AI for cybersecurity.

42% of respondents surveyed have expert-level skill in automation and AI.

95% of respondents indicated that Automation/AI requires significant or moderate improvement.

84% of Pacesetters (most AI-ready group) control agent actions with guardrails and live monitoring vs 24% of all companies.

Less than a third (31%) of organizations surveyed report that they are fully equipped to control and secure agentic AI systems.

87% of Pacesetters (most AI-ready group) report awareness of AI-specific threats, compared to 42% of all companies.

84% of Pacesetters (most AI-ready group) report full capability with end-to-end encryption for sensitive data, versus 30% of all companies.

74% of Pacesetters (most AI-ready group) report full capability with dynamic & granular access controls for AI systems and datasets, versus 27% of all companies.

50% of respondents surveyed need significant skill improvement in automation and AI.

45% of medium companies (100-499 employees) are concerned with the emergence of generative AI.

47% of large companies (500-9999 employees) are concerned with the emergence of generative AI.

36% of organizations reported a lack of appropriate data sets as a challenge in using AI for cybersecurity.

35% of organizations reported a lack of AI policy as a challenge in using AI for cybersecurity.

16% of healthcare IT and compliance leaders admit compliance was never consulted before AI email tools were enabled.

41% of healthcare IT and compliance leaders feel confident they could detect improper AI use before a HIPAA violation occurs.

Only 42% of healthcare organizations have signed a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) covering any AI assistant used in email.

Only 29% of all companies have fully integrated AI into security and identity systems, compared to 62% of Pacesetters (most AI-ready group).

81% of Pacesetters (most AI-ready group) report full capability to detect and prevent unauthorized tampering, compared to 29% of all companies.