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66% of IT decision-makers believe organizations underestimate the resources required to defend against those AI-powered threats.

Publisher	The State of Cyberwarfare
Report	Armis
Published	17 March 2026
Topics	AI-Powered Threats

Published by The State of Cyberwarfare in Armis, 17 March 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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