87% of defenders expect to increase AI use, primarily to replace legacy detection and response tools.

99.6% of organizations are moving toward AI.

90% of leaders see productivity gains from AI.

63% of defenders want AI agents to handle alert triage and investigations.

40% of organizations believe they are AI mature, but only 22% possess the objective IT foundation required to scale AI safely.

40% of IT leaders self-assess as mature in their AI practices, yet only 22% meet objective standards for leading AI readiness.

61% of organizations report the use of unsanctioned AI tools, creating significant visibility and governance gaps.

85% of IT leaders agree that secure identity and access management is critical for scaling AI safely.

76% of defenders say AI agents or AI assistants now handle more than 10% of their workload.

74% of leaders remain concerned about security risks from AI.

67% of banks are implementing AI.

82% of credit unions are implementing AI.

82% of hackers now use AI in their workflows, up from 64% in 2023.

16% of banks have an enterprise-wide AI roadmap.

Approximately 45% of advanced email attacks showed indicators of AI assistance, projected to rise to 75–95% within the next 18 months

9 in 10 organizations are piloting or using AI in identity and access management (IAM), yet only 7% have organization-wide deployment.

Only 1% of users click through to source websites that have an AI summary, indicating diminished referral traffic for Media and Entertainment publishers.

66% of IT leaders view AI-generated attacks as the most significant threat to data security, surpassing ransomware at 50%.

25% of U.S.-based cybersecurity decision-makers ranked AI enablement among their top cybersecurity priorities for 2026.

22% of IT leaders identified AI maturity and regulation as the second-largest disruptor in 2026.