37% of faculty express substantial worry about reputational harm related to AI.

40% of students use AI for revision support.

Only one in four educators feels truly confident in their ability to spot an AI scam.

32% of education institutions feel “very prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats over the next 1–2 years.

More than 40% of faculty have already been impacted by AI-related cybersecurity threats.

30% of education institutions reported that AI-generated phishing attempts or misinformation campaigns were contained quickly.

41% of schools said they have faced phishing, misinformation and other disruptive efforts.

Nearly 30% of schools reported instances of students producing harmful AI content.

Most confirmed AI-related events (30%) were “contained quickly” at education insitutions.

A majority of school respondents (39%) were unsure whether AI-related incidents had occurred.

53% of educators are Somewhat Confident in recognizing AI-related cyber threats.

11% of education institutions reported that AI-generated phishing attempts or misinformation campaigns caused disruption.

13% of education institutions feel “not very prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats over the next 1–2 years.

45% of students use AI for creative projects.

13% of education institutions approve AI tools without guidelines for students.

67% of education insitutions' faculty use AI for administrative functions such as scheduling.

7% of education institutions discourage but do not ban AI tools for faculty and staff.

65% of education leaders are aware of data leakage as an AI cybersecurity risk.

17% of education institutions approve AI tools without guidelines for faculty and staff.

69% of education leaders are aware of student misuse as an AI cybersecurity risk.