Just a third (approximately 33%) of employees have had formal, company-provided instruction on using AI in their job role.

9% of respondents in the UK were likely to have an AI mandate from leadership.

74% of organizations believe employing AI in their own businesses could potentially make them more vulnerable to a cyber attack.

23% of respondents in Germany received explicit encouragement to use AI in the workplace.

78% of employees are already using AI in some capacity in their role.

4% of employees report feeling frustration due to AI use.

25% of respondents are concerned about a lack of AI explainability.

Just 9% of organizations rank orchestration layers and agents as their greatest AI supply chain risk.

32% of respondents in Italy identify streamlining security operations as a top security convergence goal.

16% of organizations rank plugins and extensions as their greatest AI supply chain risk.

31% of organizations are redirecting their largest security investments toward AI supply chain security over the next 12 months.

Only 48% of Education professionals report daily use of AI.

82% of Financial Services professionals are very confident in their AI skills.

15% of organizations adopting AI have infrastructure and operations teams controlling AI security.

68% of AI users in financial services engage with AI daily.

62% of Healthcare & Pharma professionals report moderate daily use of AI.

69% of employees in the manufacturing industry have received training on AI safety and data security.

69% of AI-powered decisions at organizations are verified by humans.

29% of respondents in Spain identify improving crisis management as a top security convergence goal.

23% of organizations acknowledge inadequate preparation to address unapproved AI tools and services.