AI agents
We've curated 43 cybersecurity statistics about AI agents to help you understand how automated systems are being used for threat detection and response in 2025, enhancing security practices while also introducing new vulnerabilities.
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89% of organizations have fully or partially incorporated AI agents into their identity infrastructure, with an additional 10% planning to do so
33% of respondents say AI agents shared sensitive or inappropriate data
69% of employees say they are optimistic about the use of AI agents.
67% of employees believe that using AI agents in their day-to-day role will make their job easier.
50% of employees in the Global Workforce say they are already using AI agents in their role.
On average, respondents felt that using AI agents would save them 3.1 hours each work week by assisting with work tasks.
55% of employees think managing AI agents would be easier than managing humans.
47% of employees think it’s likely they will be managed by an AI agent in the future.
60% of employees expect to use AI agents more effectively within the next year.
61% of healthcare organizations reported at least one identity-related attack in the past year.
42% of healthcare companies failed an identity-related compliance audit.
Only 6% of security leaders rank securing non-human identities as their most difficult challenge.
34% of healthcare organizations name AI impersonation of users as their top emerging threat.
Only 23% of healthcare organizations offer passwordless authentication
Only 17% of healthcare organizations list compliance as a top concern.
Fewer than 50% of organizations monitor access or behaviour for the AI systems they deploy.
Over 50% of organizations use AI to detect threats.
85% of organizations lack proper security controls for AI agents.
85% of organizations state they are "ready for AI in security".
Only 30% of organizations regularly map AI agents to critical assets.