Darktrace’s 2025 AI Cybersecurity Report discusses the changing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity and features insights from over 1,500 security experts around the world. According to the report, 78% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) see the impact from AI-driven cyber threats. This represents a 5% increase from 2024.
The AI fuel threat is affecting more CISOs, but over 60% feel they are well prepared to protect against such threats (up nearly 15% year-on-year).
95% of cyber experts believe that AI can speed and efficiency of prevention, detection, response and recovery efforts against cyber threats. Nevertheless, the report highlights the persistence of knowledge deficiencies. Only 42% have a complete understanding of AI in an organization’s security stack, with a significant gap in understanding between CISOS (60%), IT security administrators (14%), and IT security analysts/operators (10%).
To strengthen skills shortages, many organizations intend to leverage AI, and 88% advocating for AI use is essential to improve positivity and free up time for security teams. 64% of reports plan to engage AI-driven solutions in their organization’s security stack, with only 11% reporting plans to increase cyberstaff in 2025. Regarding AI policies, 95% of organizations discuss the use of secure AI with their formal policies (50%) or implementation (45%).
