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Within both financial services and commercial/consumer sectors, 41% of professionals reported actively evaluating AI tools.
7/16/2025•
AIAI toolsFinancial
28% of cybersecurity professionals see AI creating new opportunities for entry-level talent.
7/16/2025•
AIAI toolsStaff
The majority (42%) of cybersecurity professionals are currently exploring or testing the adoption of AI security tools.
7/16/2025•
AIAI tools
Largest organizations (over 10,000 employees) lead in AI tool adoption, with 37% actively using them.
7/16/2025•
AIAI tools
Financial services and the public sector currently report the lowest adoption rates of AI tools, at 21% and 16%, respectively.
7/16/2025•
AIAI toolsFinancial
30% of cybersecurity professionals are already using AI tools.
7/16/2025•
AIAI tools
31% of cybersecurity professionals believe that AI will create new types of entry- and junior-level roles or increase demand.
7/16/2025•
AIAI toolsStaff
36% of those in the public sector indicated they are actively evaluating AI tools.
7/16/2025•
AIAI toolsPublic sector
The top five areas where AI security tools are expected to have the most positive impact on operations in the shortest amount of time, by improving efficiencies and automating time-consuming tasks, are network monitoring and intrusion detection (60%), endpoint protection and response (56%), vulnerability management (50%), threat modeling (45%), and security testing (43%).
7/16/2025•
AIAI tools
44% of cybersecurity professionals said that their organizations are actively reconsidering the roles and skills needed to support the adoption and use of AI security tools
7/16/2025•
AIAI toolsStaff
Mid-to-large (2,500–9,999 employees) and smaller (100–499 employees) organizations each have 33% adoption rates of AI tools.
7/16/2025•
AIAI tools
45% of cybersecurity hiring managers stated that training junior-level cybersecurity team members to handle tasks independently typically takes 4–9 months.
6/11/2025•
Cybersecurity hiring
53% of cybersecurity hiring managers expect junior-level cybersecurity professionals to handle Backup, Recovery and Business Continuity.
6/11/2025•
Cybersecurity hiring
54% of cybersecurity hiring managers have passed on candidates due to their social media activity
6/11/2025•
Cybersecurity hiring
30% of cybersecurity hiring managers expect entry-level cybersecurity professionals to handle Physical Access Controls.
6/11/2025•
Cybersecurity hiring
84% of cybersecurity hiring managers use skills-based assessments and/or tests for entry- and junior-level cybersecurity applicants.
6/11/2025•
Cybersecurity hiring
46% of cybersecurity hiring managers believe apprenticeships are effective methods for identifying early-career talent.
6/11/2025•
Cybersecurity hiring
50% of cybersecurity hiring managers expect junior-level cybersecurity professionals to handle Penetration Testing.
6/11/2025•
Cybersecurity hiring
Cybersecurity hiring managers reported spending between U.S. $1,000 and $4,999 to train entry-level (45%) and junior-level (38%) team members to handle tasks independently.
6/11/2025•
Cybersecurity hiring
Most cybersecurity hiring managers surveyed (91%) reported providing professional development opportunities for entry- and junior-level team members during work hours.
6/11/2025•
Cybersecurity hiring
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