- The DarkTrace report finds four in five, the leaders fear increasing use of AI in cyber attacks
- The majority say that they are now “sufficiently prepared” to respond to such threats
- The shortage of skills maintains them
Nearly four in five out of five (CISO) information security managers say that threats fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) has a “significant impact” on their organization, said new research.
The 2025 state cybersecurity report, published by Darktrace, interviewed more than 1,500 cybersecurity professionals in 14 countries, noting that 78% have seen threats fueled by significant AI, up 5% compared to 2024. These are combined with an increase in cybercrime solutions as an attack techniques, as well as methods and methods sophisticated in attack techniques in ransomware, and on more sophisticated methods.
However, companies are not assisted, the report added, because almost two thirds of respondents (60%) said they were “sufficiently prepared” to defend themselves against these threats, up 15% in annual shift.
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DarkTrace added that the results could have been even better, without the insufficient knowledge and skills of AI, and an acute shortage of personnel and talent.
“The impact of AI on cybersecurity is clear and increasing. There are more employees and business applications using AI that must be protected.
“There has never been a more urgent need for AI in the SOC to increase the teams and pre-empt threats so that organizations can build their cyber resilience.”
While almost all (95%) of the professionals interviewed see AI as a means of improving the speed and efficiency of their cybersecurity platforms, less than half (42%) have declared that they fully understand the types of AI in their safety pile.
