38% of manufacturing respondents expect proactive risk identification as the benefit AI adoption in remote access security.

Only 19% of North American manufacturers cite regulatory requirements as a main driver for SRA implementation.

There was a 36% increase in the number of data breaches faced by companies compared to the previous quarter.

80% of companies say their AI agents have taken unintended actions.

Only 54% of manufacturers allow internal employee access to OT environments remotely.

Organizations use a median of 35 different cyber tools.

32% of respondents say AI agents downloaded sensitive content.

An overwhelming 92% state that governing AI agents is critical to enterprise security.

58% of manufacturers reported increased efficiency as a benefit of secure remote access.

69% of manufacturers have implemented multi-factor authentication (MFA).

68% of security professionals feel uncertain about achieving the near-impossible outcome of zero-vulnerability software.

18% of respondents have simplified their tech platform.

34% of manufacturers have initiated Zero Trust strategies.

82% of organizations already use AI agents.

57% of respondents say AI agents sharing privileged data is a factor contributing to AI agents as a security risk.

39% of respondents say AI agents accessed unauthorized systems or resources.

A substantial 34% of security professionals reported difficulty in accurately identifying and tracking open-source components.

Two-thirds (68%) of respondents used the cost savings generated from optimization on innovation and other AI initiatives.

Six in 10 respondents point to increased visibility across attack surfaces due to automation efforts.

Fake Browser Update Scams grew to over 17 times the previous quarter's levels. This type of scam is a form of Scam-Yourself Attack that tricks people into installing malware under the guise of browser updates.