We've curated 273 cybersecurity statistics about AI to help you understand how machine learning algorithms, automated threat detection, and AI-driven defenses are shaping the landscape of cybersecurity in 2025.
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33% of respondents say AI agents shared sensitive or inappropriate data
26.4% of all file uploads to generative AI tools contained sensitive data between July and September 2025, an increase from 22% in Q2 2025.
57% of sensitive data uploaded to generative AI tools is classified as business or legal data, with 35% of that involving contract or policy drafting.
15% of all sensitive data uploaded to generative AI tools involves personal or employee data, including identifiers such as names and addresses.
The average organization used 27 distinct AI tools in Q3 2025, down from 23 new tools introduced in Q2 2025.
89% of organizations have fully or partially incorporated AI agents into their identity infrastructure, with an additional 10% planning to do so
The average enterprise uploaded more than three times as much data to generative AI platforms in Q3 2025, with 4.4GB compared to 1.32GB in Q2 2025.
25% of all sensitive data disclosures involve technical data, with 65% of that consisting of proprietary source code copied into generative AI tools.
12% of all sensitive data exposures originate from personal accounts, including free versions of generative AI tools.
58% of IT security decision makers estimate that 50% or more of cyberattacks in the next year will be driven by agentic AI
37% of consumers worldwide identified the use of artificial intelligence in sophisticated scams, such as deepfakes, as their top concern in 2025.
Social media is the leading medium for successful scams at 34%, surpassing email (28%), phone calls (25%), text messages (24%), and online ads (21%) in 2025.
52% of organizations identify the human element, including employee training and awareness, as their greatest weakness.
64% of organizations report that AI and automation have increased their focus on the basics of cyber hygiene.
92% of technology companies are adopting AI for support operations, compared to a 58% adoption rate in regulated industries.
74% of organizations expect their focus on AI security to increase significantly over the next two years.
Enterprises are dedicating one-third of their cybersecurity budgets to AI.
71% of enterprises state it is critical to urgently develop the capability to distinguish between human and AI agents.
67% of retail executives who reported high-profile breaches indicated that cybersecurity has become a higher priority on the C-suite agenda in 2025.
44% of retailers reported experiencing a significantly higher volume of attacks in 2025.