Report by MixMode
2025 State of AI in Cybersecurity Report
Key Findings
43% of organizations use AI to anticipate and prevent attacks.
Among organizations using AI in the SOC, 55% say AI frees up analyst bandwidth.
59% cite a lack of internal expertise to validate AI vendor claims, which is also up from last year.
Among organizations using AI in the SOC, 50% cite better real-time threat detection.
Among organizations using AI in the SOC, 57% report faster alert resolution.
70% of organizations say integrating AI tools with legacy systems is difficult, which is up from last year.
58% of organizations use AI in the Security Operations Centre (SOC).
70% of organizations say that AI improved job satisfaction
51% of organizations say that AI improved SOC team efficiency.
43% of organizations say that AI improved Threat analysis speed.
Insider attacks are up (53% compared to 45% in 2024).
56% of organizations say that AI improved Prioritisation of threats.
52% warn that without pre-emptive AI, attackers will operate at unprecedented speed and scale, evading traditional tools.
53% of organizations report reaching full or mature AI adoption stages, which is up from 47% in 2024.