Report by KnowBe4
From Agentic Risk to Human Wins Report (UK)
Key Findings
48% of surveyed organisations in the UK deploy autonomous AI agents capable of taking actions on their own
51% of leaders at UK organisations admit that AI usage within their perimeter is entirely unapproved or lacks formal corporate governance.
21% of UK employees say they don’t always use official corporate AI tools provided by their organisation
Only 84% of security leaders in the UK feel resilient enough to survive unexpected or emerging AI-driven threat vectors over the next calendar year.
Across the UK, 58% of cybersecurity decision-makers report that the unsanctioned use of external software and rogue AI applications has directly degraded or actively compromised their security posture over the past 12 months.
47% of UK employees confess that intense time constraints, cognitive overload, and everyday workplace distractions directly drive them to cut corners and make critical security errors, even when they are fully aware of safe protocols.