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