Cybersecurity Executives Prioritize Agentic AI For Defense

An EY Cybersecurity Roadmap Study of 500 US directors and C-suite security officials, conducted December 2025–January 2026, finds 96% view AI-enhanced attacks as a major operational risk and 48% say AI contributed to at least 25% of breaches in the past year. Respondents expect AI to reshape defenses, project AI cybersecurity spending rising from 9% to 48% allocating ≥25% within two years, and emphasize agentic AI and stronger governance.
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