86% of CISOs fear agentic AI will increase the sophistication of social engineering attacks.
86% of CISOs fear agentic AI will increase the sophistication of social engineering attacks. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Splunk in May 2026. It covers topics including Social Engineering, Agentic AI. The original data appears in The CISO Report: From Risk to Resilience in the AI Era. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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86% of CISOs fear agentic AI will increase the sophistication of social engineering attacks. This data was published by Splunk and covers Social Engineering, Agentic AI.
Where does this data come from?
This statistic comes from The CISO Report: From Risk to Resilience in the AI Era, published by Splunk on May 27, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.splunk.com/en_us/campaigns/ciso-report.html.
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This statistic relates to Social Engineering, Agentic AI. Browse more statistics on Social Engineering or from Splunk.