Cyware

77% of cybersecurity professionals prefer AI solutions that prioritize analyst oversight and control over fully independent action.

88% of organizations are actively implementing or have established clearly defined guardrails or governance policies for AI security tools.

78% of cybersecurity professionals confirm that AI has already improved threat intelligence operations to some degree.

45% said they didn’t know if their organization was part of an ISAC or ISAO.

Only 13% said their current automation between Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) and SecOps tools is working well.

Only 43% say AI has made a meaningful impact so far in improving threat intel sharing within their organization.

56% of organizations either participate in formal threat-sharing networks (35%) or are actively planning to join one (21%).

79% of cybersecurity professionals say threat intelligence sharing is critical or very important for detection and response workflows.

32% of organizations have already established clearly defined governance or guardrails for AI security tools.

The rate of effective automation between CTI and SecOps tools doubled from 13% in 2025 to 26% in 2026.

Real-time sharing of threat intelligence across SecOps, incident response, and vulnerability management nearly doubled from 17% in 2025 to 32% in 2026.

92% said collaboration and information sharing are either “absolutely crucial” or “very important”.

Only 18% confirmed that their organization is part of an Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) or Organization (ISAO).

22% reported sharing threat intel information rarely or not at all.

More than half of respondents (56%) reported either significant or moderate challenges automating workflows across CTI and SecOps teams.

25% of teams share threat intel across roles daily.

Nearly 40% struggle to coordinate data across critical security tools like TIPs, SIEMs, and vulnerability management platforms.

57% of respondents said their organization collaborates with industry peers to improve threat intel.

30% of respondents were unsure if collaboration with industry peers to improve threat intel even exists.

92% of respondents believe threat intelligence is critical.

78% of respondents believe AI will improve threat intel sharing within their organization.

Only 17% of teams share threat intel across roles in real time.