Gen AI
We've curated 145 cybersecurity statistics about Gen AI to help you understand how generative artificial intelligence is shaping threat landscapes, enhancing security practices, and influencing detection technologies in 2025.
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34% of decision-makers said genAI capabilities are paramount to data security today. This figure balloons to 64% as they look two years ahead.
Nearly 90% of organizations are already using or planning to use GenAI in API development
18% of boards and executive teams are extremely confident in their ability to detect API attacks leveraging Generative AI
78% of large U.S. companies state that data breaches are the greatest generative AI risk that must be addressed within the next 12 months.
52% of enterprises have fully or partially deployed GenAI.
57% of large U.S. companies have not implemented countermeasures to address generative AI security concerns.
93% of IT leaders are using, deploying, or planning generative AI initiatives
Nearly half (48%) of all code is now AI-generated.
45% of organizations classify AI copilots and generative AI tools as insider risk.
When asked what IT/cybersecurity use cases are being pursued with gen AI, 61% of respondents said compliance monitoring and management.
Organizations report earning roughly $1.49 for every dollar invested in AI.
77% of organizations reporting AI-driven job creation compared to 46% reporting job losses, and among those experiencing both, 69% say the net impact of AI on jobs has been positive.
When asked what IT/cybersecurity use cases are being pursued with gen AI, 61% of respondents said help desk and ticket automation.
62% of respondents say they use gen AI in IT operations.
When asked what IT/cybersecurity use cases are being pursued with gen AI, 48% of respondents said incident triage and prioritization.
When asked what IT/cybersecurity use cases are being pursued with gen AI, 55% of respondents said incident response and remediation recommendations.
53% of respondents say they use gen AI in cybersecurity.
When asked what IT/cybersecurity use cases are being pursued with gen AI, 58% of respondents said log analysis and anomaly detection.
75% of organizations with multiple AI use cases report a net positive workforce impact, compared to 56% of those still in the early stages of adoption.
When asked what IT/cybersecurity use cases are being pursued with gen AI, 59% of respondents said infrastructure configuration and optimization.