Among those security departments that do their own custom AI work, 66% report that they have hired their own internal data science staff within their security teams

46% of respondents felt their technical privacy team was understaffed.

30% of respondents in North America said they experienced difficulties in retaining privacy professionals, compared to 60% of respondents in Latin America.

68% of respondents said that addressing privacy with documented privacy policies, procedures, and standards was mandatory.

31% plan to use AI for privacy in the next 12 months.

66% of organisations provide privacy training annually.

38% of respondents believed their legal/compliance privacy team was understaffed.

48% perform a privacy impact assessment to monitor their privacy programs.

22% of respondents currently use AI for privacy-related tasks.

38% of respondents said their organisation experienced difficulties retaining qualified privacy professionals.

40% of respondents felt completely or very confident in their organisation’s ability to ensure the privacy of its sensitive data.

18% indicated the speed of filling technical privacy roles increased.

9% of respondents in enterprises whose boards viewed privacy programs as purely compliance driven reported currently using AI for privacy.

18% of those who always practiced privacy by design reported currently using AI for privacy-related tasks.

37% of privacy professionals cited a lack of competent resources as an obstacle.

87% of respondents said their organisation provided privacy awareness training for employees.

35% said the number of data subject requests they received increased in the past year.