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43% of organizations use AI to anticipate and prevent attacks.

Among organizations using AI in the SOC, 55% say AI frees up analyst bandwidth.

59% cite a lack of internal expertise to validate AI vendor claims, which is also up from last year.

Among organizations using AI in the SOC, 50% cite better real-time threat detection.

Among organizations using AI in the SOC, 57% report faster alert resolution.

70% of organizations say integrating AI tools with legacy systems is difficult, which is up from last year.

58% of organizations use AI in the Security Operations Centre (SOC).

70% of organizations say that AI improved job satisfaction

51% of organizations say that AI improved SOC team efficiency.

43% of organizations say that AI improved Threat analysis speed.

Insider attacks are up (53% compared to 45% in 2024).

56% of organizations say that AI improved Prioritisation of threats.

52% warn that without pre-emptive AI, attackers will operate at unprecedented speed and scale, evading traditional tools.

53% of organizations report reaching full or mature AI adoption stages, which is up from 47% in 2024.