30% of education institutions reported that AI-generated phishing attempts or misinformation campaigns were contained quickly.

41% of schools said they have faced phishing, misinformation and other disruptive efforts.

Nearly 30% of schools reported instances of students producing harmful AI content.

Most confirmed AI-related events (30%) were “contained quickly” at education insitutions.

A majority of school respondents (39%) were unsure whether AI-related incidents had occurred.

26% of educators are Very confident in recognizing AI-related cyber threats.

6% of educators are Not at all confident in recognizing AI-related cyber threats.

53% of educators are Somewhat Confident in recognizing AI-related cyber threats.

11% of education institutions reported that AI-generated phishing attempts or misinformation campaigns caused disruption.

15% of educators are Neutral in their confidence in recognizing AI-related cyber threats.

50% of education institutions feel “somewhat prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats over the next 1–2 years.

13% of education institutions feel “not very prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats over the next 1–2 years.

30% of schools have experienced students creating harmful AI content (deepfakes of peers, etc.).

45% of students use AI for creative projects.

13% of education institutions approve AI tools without guidelines for students.

67% of education insitutions' faculty use AI for administrative functions such as scheduling.

60% of faculty use AI for lesson preparation.

About half of education institutions allow staff to use AI for grading, student engagement strategies and data analysis.

65% of education leaders are aware of data leakage as an AI cybersecurity risk.

7% of education institutions discourage but do not ban AI tools for faculty and staff.