96% of tech professionals view AI agents as a growing security risk.

80% of companies say their AI agents have taken unintended actions.

55% of respondents say AI agents making decisions based on inaccurate or unverified data is a factor contributing to AI agents as a security risk.

82% of organizations already use AI agents.

39% of respondents say AI agents accessed unauthorized systems or resources.

57% of respondents say AI agents sharing privileged data is a factor contributing to AI agents as a security risk.

47% of manufacturing respondents expect better compliance as the benefit AI adoption in remote access security.

Over 96% of manufacturing respondents have plans to incorporate AI into remote access security.

31% of respondents say AI agents accessed inappropriate data.

Alarmingly, 23% reported their AI agents have been tricked into revealing access credentials.

58% of respondents say AI agent's potential to perform unintended actions is a factor contributing to AI agents as a security risk.

98% of organizations plan to expand their adoption of AI agents.

An overwhelming 92% state that governing AI agents is critical to enterprise security.

"Secure Creators" (organizations with more advanced cybersecurity functions than their peers) were more likely to help other business functions implement AI than "Prone Enterprises" (48% vs. 31%).

32% of respondents say AI agents downloaded sensitive content.

Two-thirds (68%) of respondents used the cost savings generated from optimization on innovation and other AI initiatives.

Only 43% of cybersecurity functions are meaningfully involved in helping other functions adopt AI.

75% of financial institutions say fraudsters outpace defenders with generative AI.

61% of manufacturing respondents expect improved real-time threat detection and response as the benefit AI adoption in remote access security.

60% of respondents say AI agent's ability to access privileged data is a factor contributing to AI agents as a security risk.