IT professionals see their roles as 52% more strategic compared to two years prior.

81% of IT professionals agree AI is changing how teams work more than how much they work.

Among organizations hit by ransomware where operations or data were affected, only 28% fully recovered all affected data.

36% of organizations cite cyberattacks as a top emerging threat.

43% of organizations say AI adoption is outpacing their ability to secure data and models.

62% of security teams say keeping up with increased engineering delivery is getting harder.

67% of General Counsels report spending more time on enterprise-wide risk and compliance than a year ago.

52% of senior legal leaders report significant or measurable efficiency improvements from AI tools in the last six months, while 48% report no meaningful improvement.

A quarter of legal leaders spend up to 60% of their time on enterprise-wide risk and compliance.

43% of enterprises report operational disruption from AI agent-related incidents.

29% of enterprises prioritize risk management, 28% prioritize monitoring, and 19% prioritize permission control for AI agents.

41% of enterprises say discovery of unknown AI agents happened multiple times in the past year.

33% of IT and security leaders have only partial control over the use of agentic AI in their organizations.

Restoration of identity systems is tested four times less often than restoration of productivity systems.

Top-performing organizations have a high-risk finding half-life of 10 days, while bottom-tier organizations have a 249-day half-life—an eight-month gap in exposure.

59% of IT professionals say AI has added the responsibility of interpreting data and AI-driven insights.

61% of frontline managers say formal training is the most critical element for building AI skills.

97% of financial organizations affected by AI-related breaches lack adequate access controls.

In 2025, 90% of breaches affecting financial institutions were financially motivated.

Claim frequency rose 7% year-over-year to the highest rate At-Bay has recorded since 2021.