65% of workers in Germany are very confident using AI tools.

11.0% of organizations expect Staff, skills, and training in AI security to require the most new investment over the next 12 months.

13.0% of organizations expect Runtime security to require the most new investment in AI security over the next 12 months.

55% of employees think managing AI agents would be easier than managing humans.

3% of employees report feeling disconnection due to AI use.

A further 8% of respondents are not confident at all using AI tools.

16.0% of organizations expect Shadow AI management to require the most new investment in AI security over the next 12 months.

23% of respondents are only somewhat confident using AI tools and still have concerns around how to use AI tools safely.

70% of organizations adopting AI are lacking optimized governance.

32% of respondents in Spain identify optimizing cloud security as a top security convergence goal.

50% of enterprise security and business leaders say AI tools will cause the next data breach.

66% of employees cited that AI use made them feel productive.

88% of employees associate positive emotions with AI use.

23% of organizations adopting AI identify Shadow AI and unapproved tools as an area where they are least prepared to address threats.

33% of respondents are concerned about data quality related to AI usage.

Over 31% of organizations are planning to allocate their security budgets to AI supply chain security over the next 12 months.

45 S&P 500 companies identified AI implementation and adoption issues as a source of reputational risk.

38% of S&P 500 companies cited reputational risk as a top AI-related concern.

38% of S&P 500 companies disclosed reputational risk as the most frequently cited AI concern in 2025.

42 S&P 500 companies identified consumer-facing AI issues as a source of reputational risk.