Report by Cyware

Cyware Survey Reveals 77% of Security Professionals See the Urgent Need for Controlled, Agentic AI in Intel-Driven Security Workflows

8 FINDINGSPublished Apr 15, 2026
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Key Findings

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

AI Security ToolsSecurity OperationsAgentic AI

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

AI GovernanceSecurity OperationsAI Security Tools

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

Threat IntelligenceAI Impact

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

Collective DefenseThreat SharingThreat Sharing Networks

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

Threat IntelligenceDetection And ResponseThreat Intelligence Sharing

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

AI GovernanceAI Security Tools

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

AutomationCTISecOps

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

Threat IntelligenceIncident ResponseCollaborationSecOpsVulnerability Management