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An AI agent was linked to an insider incident at 95% of companies

Respondents give about seven hours to find an insider incident and eight more hours for the response.

Trellix asked 600 chief information security officers about insider risk. At 95% of the companies, an AI agent or other autonomous system was linked to an insider incident. This was in the last 12 months. Also, 78% of the respondents count AI agents and machine identities as insider risk. Employees cause most incidents. Careless acts made up 43% on average, and AI systems made up 28%.

95% of companies had an AI-linked insider incidentAt 95 of 100 surveyed companies an AI agent was linked to an insider incident in the last 12 months. Yet AI systems caused only 28% of incidents; careless acts caused 43% and deliberate abuse 29%. Companies with an AI-linked insider incident Last 12 months 95% 95 of 100 companies Share of incidents, on average Careless acts43% Deliberate abuse29% AI systems28% Source: Trellix, 600 CISOs
In a Trellix survey of 600 security chiefs, 95% linked an AI agent to an insider incident in 12 months. Careless staff caused more.

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  1. Most companies count AI agents as insiders, and CISOs worry about their own liabilityHelp Net Security
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