Report by Keyfactor
Keyfactor Research Reveals Two-Thirds of Companies Say AI Agents Are a Bigger Security Risk Than Humans.html
Key Findings
85% of cybersecurity professionals in North America and Europe at companies with at least 1,000 employees expect digital identities for AI agents to be as common as human and machine identities within five years (2026).
50% of cybersecurity professionals in North America and Europe at companies with at least 1,000 employees have implemented governance frameworks to address AI-based vulnerabilities (2026).
55% of security leaders in North America and Europe at companies with at least 1,000 employees say their C-suite is not taking agentic AI risks seriously enough (2026).
68% of organizations in North America and Europe at companies with at least 1,000 employees lack full visibility or governance over AI-generated code contributions (2026).
28% of cybersecurity professionals in North America and Europe at companies with at least 1,000 employees believe they can prevent a rogue AI agent from causing damage (2026).
69% of cybersecurity professionals in North America and Europe at companies with at least 1,000 employees believe that vulnerabilities in AI agents and autonomous systems pose a greater threat to their company's security and identity systems than human misuse of AI (2026).
86% of cybersecurity professionals in North America and Europe at companies with at least 1,000 employees agree that AI agents and autonomous systems cannot be fully trusted without unique, dynamic digital identities (2026).