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78% of security leaders report high confidence in their defenses, even though security teams score as low as 30% in Defensive Security Readiness exercises.

PublisherSimSpace
ReportThe State of Agentic Cybersecurity
Published6 May 2026
TopicsDefenses, Security Leadership

Published by SimSpace in The State of Agentic Cybersecurity, 6 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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