Cyber magazine August2026 | Page 16

STATISTICS

WRITTEN BY: DIYA JOSEPH

THREE IN FIVE executives say their organisations experienced an AI-related security incident or a close call in the past year

54 %

of employees using unapproved AI tools share sensitive internal messages and emails with them

55 %

of UK executives report the highest confidence in AI visibility, yet at least half of their employees use unapproved AI

16 August 2026