75% of security practitioners indicate that AI applications evolve faster than security measures can keep up.

62% of security practitioners report that their developers lack the necessary time to implement comprehensive AI-native security.

75% of security practitioners believe that shadow AI will surpass the risks previously posed by shadow IT in 2025.

84% of organizations say AI and automation enhance cyber hygiene.

83% of nonprofit funders advise ensuring AI transparency in decision-making.

78% of IT executives report that the most successful agentic AI projects originated from support staff addressing persistent challenges.

39% of IT executives expect agentic AI to create upward mobility for all employees, not just technical specialists.

57% of leaders are now tracking ROI from AI through increased output, 53% through process reinvention, and 47% through the creation of new capabilities.

96% of IT executives prefer deploying a useful AI tool over the newest Large Language Model (LLM), emphasizing practical results.

Meeting regulatory requirements is cited as a key challenge to using AI by 30% of nonprofit funders.

91% of IT executives at U.S. companies with over $1 billion in revenue credit non-technical employees with driving agentic AI initiatives.

92% of nonprofit funders expressed concerns about how AI might use nonprofit data.

91% of organizations plan to implement AI in their technology stack this year, representing a 12-percentage-point increase year-over-year.

82% of funders advise nonprofits to prioritize AI data quality and security.

83% of cybersecurity professionals expect AI to benefit cybersecurity more than it will benefit cybercrime in the next three years.

68% of companies have already created new roles dedicated to agentic AI management.

78% of IT executives report that agentic AI has significantly or completely reshaped business processes and decision-making.

73% of IT executives admit their organizations are unprepared for the cultural disruption that agentic AI will bring.

98% agree that native security features are among the most important criteria when selecting third-party AI solutions.

38% plan to deploy AI agents within Security Operations Centers (SOCs) in the coming year.