A new study from Darktrace has surveyed more than 1,500 cybersecurity professionals from around the world to uncover their attitudes, understanding, and priorities when it comes to AI threats, agents, tools, and operations. It finds that 73 percent say AI-powered threats are already having a significant impact on their organization, while nearly half of security professionals feel unprepared to defend against AI-driven attacks, despite 92 percent saying these threats are driving major upgrades to their defenses. At the same time 77 percent of security professionals report that generative AI is now embedded in their security stack and 96 percent say AI significantly boosts the speed and efficiency of their work.

Full survey : Over 75 percent of cybersecurity professionals worry about AI agent risks.