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92% of organizations lack the advanced security maturity required to defend agentic AI environments

PublisherSalt Security
ReportThe State of AI and API Security: Navigating the Agentic Era
Published8 April 2026
TopicsSecurity Maturity, AI Agents, API Security

Published by Salt Security in The State of AI and API Security: Navigating the Agentic Era, 8 April 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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