Skip to main content

Cybersecurity statistics / Legal

Only 19% say their organization’s GRC systems are fully integrated, 65% say they are somewhat integrated, and 16% report no integration at all.

PublisherDiligent Institute
ReportGeneral Counsel Risk Index: Global risk benchmarking for legal leaders
Published22 April 2026
TopicsLegal, GRC Systems, Governance

Published by Diligent Institute in General Counsel Risk Index: Global risk benchmarking for legal leaders, 22 April 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

View the original report

Compare this across sources

12 sources answer what share of organisations have an ai governance policy in place. They report between 18% and 44%, with a median of 36.5%.

See all 12 sources

Related statistics

Legal and Governance departments account for 19.5% of all AI hours, with 81% of that use occurring on enterprise plans.
Harmonic Security, 27/05/2026
67% of General Counsels report spending more time on enterprise-wide risk and compliance than a year ago.
Diligent Institute, 27/05/2026
52% of senior legal leaders report significant or measurable efficiency improvements from AI tools in the last six months, while 48% report no meaningful improvement.
Diligent Institute, 27/05/2026
A quarter of legal leaders spend up to 60% of their time on enterprise-wide risk and compliance.
Diligent Institute, 27/05/2026
General Counsels cite these top drivers of risk: geopolitical conflicts 52%, regulatory changes 48%, AI-related risks 39%, cyber threats 39%, and supply chain disruptions 33%.
Diligent Institute, 27/05/2026
79% of General Counsels lack confidence that current board reporting strikes the right balance between clarity and overload.
Diligent Institute, 27/05/2026

Get the newsletter

Weekly cybersecurity statistics by email.