32% of cybersecurity leaders report AI-related attacks.

62% of organizations experience deepfake incidents.

The Identity Theft Resource Center tracks 3,322 data compromises in 2025 (2025)

86% of cybersecurity professionals in North America and Europe at companies with at least 1,000 employees agree that AI agents and autonomous systems cannot be fully trusted without unique, dynamic digital identities (2026).

50% of cybersecurity professionals in North America and Europe at companies with at least 1,000 employees have implemented governance frameworks to address AI-based vulnerabilities (2026).

Top AI-related cybersecurity concerns are data leakage through copilots and agents (22%), third-party and supply chain risks (21%), evolving regulations (20%), shadow AI (18%), and prompt injection attacks (18%).

69% of cybersecurity professionals in North America and Europe at companies with at least 1,000 employees believe that vulnerabilities in AI agents and autonomous systems pose a greater threat to their company's security and identity systems than human misuse of AI (2026).

28% of cybersecurity professionals in North America and Europe at companies with at least 1,000 employees believe they can prevent a rogue AI agent from causing damage (2026).

88% of IT leaders believe it will be extremely (50%) or moderately important (38%) in 2026 to ensure partners and suppliers meet their cybersecurity and data protection standards.

45% of IT leaders selected strengthening cybersecurity as the single 'must win' IT initiative for 2026.

41% of IT leaders believe increased executive-level accountability would have a major impact on improving cybersecurity and data protection.

81% of healthcare organizations believe that integrating cybersecurity into the core business strategy is effective in improving operational efficiencies to deliver better outcomes.

81% of healthcare executives believe that prioritizing cybersecurity in their business strategy is effective in overcoming challenges.

37% of UK CFOs surveyed cite cybersecurity and data privacy concerns as a significant barrier to automation

41% of respondents are concerned about cybersecurity related to AI usage.

20% of S&P 500 companies disclosed cybersecurity risks related to AI.

The most common cross-industry applications for AI agents reported in the study include security operations and cybersecurity (46%).

83% of small businesses plan to invest in cybersecurity in the next 12 months.

38% of manufacturers intend to utilise data from current sources to enhance protection, making cybersecurity a leading smart manufacturing use case.

More than half (53%) of respondents from companies with revenues of $30 billion or more identified cybersecurity practices and standards as extremely important skill sets. This compares to 47% of all respondents