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We've curated 52 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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87% of CIOs say AI agents are already embedded in critical operations.

Dataiku2/14/2026
Operational TechnologyAI Integration

82% of CIOs say employees are creating AI agents and applications faster than IT can govern them.

Dataiku2/14/2026
AI GovernanceOperational Risk

25% of CIOs report having full real-time visibility into all AI agents running in production.

Dataiku2/14/2026
AI VisibilityAI

63% of defenders want AI agents to handle alert triage and investigations.

Vectra AI2/11/2026
AIAI Triage

76% of defenders say AI agents or AI assistants now handle more than 10% of their workload.

Vectra AI2/11/2026
AIAI Assistants

14.4% of AI agent configuration files grant arbitrary code execution permissions for Node.js.

UpGuard2/9/2026
Application SecurityCybersecurity

One in five developers grant AI agents permission for unrestricted file deletion, risking recursive wiping of a project or system.

UpGuard2/9/2026
Data SecuritySoftware Development

14.5% of AI agent configuration files grant arbitrary code execution permissions for Python.

UpGuard2/9/2026
Application SecurityDeveloper Tools

One in five developers grant AI code agents unrestricted access to perform high-risk actions without human oversight.

UpGuard2/9/2026
Software DevelopmentAccess Control

89% of organizations have fully or partially incorporated AI agents into their identity infrastructure, with an additional 10% planning to do so

Rubrik Zero Labs11/16/2025
Identity infrastructureAI agents

33% of respondents say AI agents shared sensitive or inappropriate data

10/29/2025
AIAI agents

69% of employees say they are optimistic about the use of AI agents.

SnapLogic10/7/2025
AIAI agents

67% of employees believe that using AI agents in their day-to-day role will make their job easier.

SnapLogic10/7/2025
AIAI agents

50% of employees in the Global Workforce say they are already using AI agents in their role.

SnapLogic10/7/2025
AIAI agents

On average, respondents felt that using AI agents would save them 3.1 hours each work week by assisting with work tasks.

SnapLogic10/7/2025
AIAI agents

55% of employees think managing AI agents would be easier than managing humans.

SnapLogic10/7/2025
AIAI agents

47% of employees think it’s likely they will be managed by an AI agent in the future.

SnapLogic10/7/2025
AIAI agents

60% of employees expect to use AI agents more effectively within the next year.

SnapLogic10/7/2025
AIAI agents

61% of healthcare organizations reported at least one identity-related attack in the past year.

BeyondID6/25/2025
AI AI agents

42% of healthcare companies failed an identity-related compliance audit.

BeyondID6/25/2025
AI AI agents