Only 14% of security professionals allow AI to take independent remediation actions in their SOC today (no human in the loop).

Level of AI autonomy in your SOC today

14%

High: AI can act independently, including taking some remediation actions

70%

Medium: AI can take action with human approval (“human in the loop”)

13%

Low: AI only recommends, does not act

2%

None: AI plays no role in decision-making

1%

Not sure

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A disconnect between leadership perception and operational reality

Executives think their organizations allow AI to act autonomously more often than participants in other roles (18% believe that AI has high autonomy). This may be another manifestation of the cybersecurity confidence gap, with leaders believing that their organizations have deployed the most advanced new technologies, while practitioners have a more realistic view.