Key Findings
40% of CIOs use explainability mechanisms for AI.
48% of CIOs maintain AI audit trails and logging.
94% of CIOs report a cybersecurity skills shortage.
62% of CIOs say employees jeopardise data security through AI use.
68% of organisations have raised budgets for post-breach remediation and ransom payments.
37% say early proof-of-concept success has made them bolder in AI initiatives.
94% of organizations report an increase in appetite for AI adoption over the past year.
Only 37% of CIOs say they have full visibility of AI tools in use across their organisation.
77% of organisations experienced a cybersecurity incident in the past year.
34% say AI has created new security blind spots.
44% of CIOs are turning to managed services to fill critical security gaps.
Over a quarter of CIOs report AI as a significant source of risk, placing it on par with malware, ransomware and phishing.
33% of CIOs identify malware and ransomware as dominant threats.
28% of CIOs identify AI itself as a threat.
62% are not strongly confident that AI investments have delivered measurable business value so far.
89% of organizations describe their approach to AI as "learning as we go."
65% of CIOs are not strongly confident in their ability to scale AI beyond pilots and proofs-of-concepts.
41% of CIOs say incident response times have worsened.
Two-thirds of CIOs say employee training on AI risk management is insufficient.