Report by Object First
89% of IT Leaders Fear AI-Powered Cyberattacks Will Cost Them Their Data
Key Findings
73% of US IT and security professionals at companies with at least 1,000 employees identify increasing backup data security as their top-ranked defense against AI-powered cyberattacks.
62% of US IT and security professionals at companies with at least 1,000 employees believe AI makes it more likely their company will need to pay a ransom to regain access to its data after an attack.
53% of US IT and security professionals at companies with at least 1,000 employees are very confident they can quickly recover from an AI-driven ransomware attack.
58% of US IT and security professionals at companies with at least 1,000 employees use immutable backup storage across all their data.
52% of US IT and security professionals at companies with at least 1,000 employees say it is harder to keep up with threats now than five years ago.
58% of US IT and security professionals at companies with at least 1,000 employees have adopted Zero Trust principles.
31% of US IT and security professionals at companies with at least 1,000 employees report their organization does not fully follow the 3-2-1 backup rule.
89% of US IT and security professionals at companies with at least 1,000 employees say AI-powered cyberattacks make them more concerned about their organization’s data safety.
79% of US IT and security professionals at companies with at least 1,000 employees say AI-powered attacks gaining access to backups is their top concern.