44% of organizations say it’s difficult to hire for automation and AI roles.

Manual work still dominates daily security operations for many teams, with 35% reporting being overwhelmed with repetitive tasks.

37% of organizations report workforce reductions tied to automation.

54% of organisations lacked automation for lifecycle management.

On average, just 39% of the audit evidence process is automated.

76% of US cybersecurity professionals cite lack of automation requiring too much manual work as a top barrier to effective data security.

Nearly one-third (33.2% of organisations) have incorporated automation without GenAI tools.

Almost one-third (31.1% of CISOs) believe that their company’s resistance to change is primarily driven by financial matters.

79% of organizations report that, while they have implemented significant automation, they lack a way to control, manage, and sustain it effectively.

Nearly as many (46.3% of CISOs) think the technology will allow them to more rapidly apply governance.

49% perform a privacy risk assessment to monitor their privacy programs.

Approximately four out of five (79.8% of CISOs) believe that a reduction in manual processing is the biggest opportunity to add automation to their compliance and risk management program.

One-third (33% of CISOs) see an opportunity to supercharge staff through automation.

86% of organizations say a company cannot have hyperautomation without having process orchestration.

Roughly 50% of CISOs expect automation to optimize compliance through a single pane of glass.

44.2% of CISOs consider security and compliance a business enabler.