41% of local workers in the UAE & KSA admit that if official corporate AI tools are restricted or too slow, they will actively source their own unapproved agentic AI tools to bypass administrative blocks.

July 4, 2026

41% of local workers in the UAE & KSA admit that if official corporate AI tools are restricted or too slow, they will actively source their own unapproved agentic AI tools to bypass administrative blocks. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by KnowBe4 in July 2026. It covers topics including Shadow AI, UAE, KSA. The original data appears in From Agentic Risk to Human Wins Report (United Arab Emirates & Saudi Arabia). For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Published on 6/30/2026

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41% of local workers in the UAE & KSA admit that if official corporate AI tools are restricted or too slow, they will actively source their own unapproved agentic AI tools to bypass administrative blocks. This data was published by KnowBe4 and covers Shadow AI, UAE, KSA.

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This statistic comes from From Agentic Risk to Human Wins Report (United Arab Emirates & Saudi Arabia), published by KnowBe4 on July 4, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.knowbe4.com/hubfs/KB4-Human-Wins-Datasheet_en-UAE.pdf.

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This statistic relates to Shadow AI, UAE, KSA. Browse more statistics on Shadow AI or from KnowBe4.

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41% of local workers in the UAE & KSA admit that if official corporate AI tools are restricted or too slow, they will actively source their own unapproved agentic AI tools to bypass administrative blocks.

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