A 2023 survey of information technology and cybersecurity professionals in worldwide organizations found that roughly ***** in ** organizations were concerned about the use of AI to carry out cyberattacks against their company. Approximately ***** in ** respondents reported they believed AI-spawned attacks will become inevitable in the near future.
information technology and cybersecurity professionals; based on source's characteristics, wider industry metrics may vary
Supplementary notes
Survey respondents were from the following countries: U.S. (27% of the total), the United Kingdom (18%), France (18%), Germany (9%), South Africa (9%) and Australia (18%).
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Mimecast. (July 2, 2024). Concerns about AI-based threats in organizations worldwide as of November 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491586/ai-based-cyberattacks-global-concerns/
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