Report by Tines
Voice of Security 2025: Security Leaders' Perspectives on AI Adoption, Team Performance, and Job Satisfaction
Key Findings
22% of security teams use 50 to 99 tools.
Only 72% of security teams can perform their jobs without working extended hours
26% of security teams cite AI hallucinations as a hurdle.
One-third of security teams (33%) are satisfied with their team's tools.
27% of security teams cite compliance as a key blocker to AI adoption.
Most (83%) of security leaders report having a healthy work-life balance.
36% of security leaders use AI for summarisation.
42% of security teams would use gained time from automation or AI for training and development.
88% of security teams are meeting or exceeding their performance goals.
20% of security teams cite slower-than-expected implementation as a hurdle.
32% of security leaders use AI for risk assessment
Nearly all security leaders see the potential to connect AI and automation tools across security, IT (98%), and DevOps (97%) functions.
35% of security teams feel their tech stack lacks key functionality.
If security leaders gained time through automation or AI, 43% would use it to focus more on security policy development.
33% of security teams are worried about the time required to train their teams on AI capabilities.
25% of security teams cite secure AI adoption as a hurdle.
Most security teams (55%) typically manage 20 to 49 tools.
23% of security teams use fewer than 20 tools.
24% of security teams struggle with poor integration of their tools.
38% of security teams would use gained time from automation or AI for incident response planning.
95% of security leaders support shared automation across departments.
60% of security teams are small, with fewer than 10 members.
72% of security teams report taking on more work over the past year.
98% of security leaders are embracing AI.
A mere 5% of security leaders believe AI will replace their job outright.