77% of Americans worry that AI is making tax scams more convincing.

42% of employees do not feel well-supported in using AI at work.

52% of banking customers worry that AI could mistakenly freeze their account.

47% of IT professionals cite security concerns as a barrier to fully operationalizing AI in observability

40% of organizations in industrial sectors cite cybersecurity concerns as a top obstacle to AI adoption.

47% of boards indicate reporting on AI-driven risk needs improvement.

58% of workers use two to three different AI tools, and 7% use four to six different AI tools.

85% of U.S.-based cybersecurity leaders feel pressure to strengthen communication and business skills because of AI.

84% of Americans are concerned that AI is making scams harder to detect.

57% of organizations say AI frees analyst bandwidth for higher-priority work.

85% of organizations in industrial sectors expect AI to improve their cybersecurity posture.

61% of organizations in industrial sectors are deploying AI at scale.

91% of enterprise employees are using AI on the job.

50% of employees have granted AI access to work-related applications.

28% of employees are using agentic AI tools that take actions on their behalf and perform multi-step tasks.

Four out of five U.S. school districts (80%) believe AI is increasing their cybersecurity risk.

57% of organizations report success using AI for alert triage and risk scoring, while 26% report success automating incident response.

The dominant investment priorities for midmarket organizations are AI and automation (49%) and adding new solutions (33%).

Among employees who used non-approved AI tools at work, 40% cite pressure to get work done and 42% say non-approved tools produce better results.

44% of organizations identify AI as the top driver of cybersecurity budget increases.