86% of IT and security leaders expect AI agents to outpace their organization’s security guardrails within the next year.
86% of IT and security leaders expect AI agents to outpace their organization’s security guardrails within the next year. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Rubrik Zero Labs in May 2026. It covers topics including AI Agents, Security Guardrails, AI Agents Risk. The original data appears in The State of the Agent: Understanding Adoption, Risk, and Mitigation. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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86% of IT and security leaders expect AI agents to outpace their organization’s security guardrails within the next year. This data was published by Rubrik Zero Labs and covers AI Agents, Security Guardrails, AI Agents Risk.
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This statistic comes from The State of the Agent: Understanding Adoption, Risk, and Mitigation, published by Rubrik Zero Labs on May 27, 2026. You can view the original report at https://zerolabs.rubrik.com/reports/state-agent-understanding-adoption-risk-and-mitigation.
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