We've curated 6 cybersecurity statistics about AI agents to help you understand how automated systems are being used for threat detection and response in 2025, enhancing security practices while also introducing new vulnerabilities.
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33% of respondents say AI agents shared sensitive or inappropriate data
89% of organizations have fully or partially incorporated AI agents into their identity infrastructure, with an additional 10% planning to do so
60% of employees expect to use AI agents more effectively within the next year.
47% of employees think it’s likely they will be managed by an AI agent in the future.
69% of employees say they are optimistic about the use of AI agents.
50% of employees in the Global Workforce say they are already using AI agents in their role.
67% of employees believe that using AI agents in their day-to-day role will make their job easier.
55% of employees think managing AI agents would be easier than managing humans.
On average, respondents felt that using AI agents would save them 3.1 hours each work week by assisting with work tasks.
85% of organizations lack proper security controls for AI agents.
61% of healthcare organizations reported at least one identity-related attack in the past year.
42% of healthcare companies failed an identity-related compliance audit.
Only 17% of healthcare organizations list compliance as a top concern.
34% of healthcare organizations name AI impersonation of users as their top emerging threat.
Only 23% of healthcare organizations offer passwordless authentication
Fewer than 50% of organizations monitor access or behaviour for the AI systems they deploy.
Over 50% of organizations use AI to detect threats.
Only 6% of security leaders rank securing non-human identities as their most difficult challenge.
85% of organizations state they are "ready for AI in security".
Only 30% of organizations regularly map AI agents to critical assets.