KnowBe4 Report Reveals Success in the Era of Agentic AI Demands a Cybersecurity Culture-First Approach
Publish Date: 2026-05-20 08:00:00
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TAMPA BAY, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KnowBe4, the global leader in digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans, today announced the launch of its new research report, “From Agentic Risk to Human Wins: Building a Culture of Security in the Era of Agentic AI.” The report reveals that the integration of AI agents into the workforce has completely rewritten the cybersecurity equation, making trust, culture, and human-AI partnership the new critical focus.
With agentic AI now widely embedded in day-to-day work, 58% of cybersecurity leaders report that AI agents are already taking actions within organizational workflows. However, a lack of governance is leaving organizations exposed, the report shows that a staggering 52% of organizations report their use of AI is unapproved or ungoverned. This means risk is increasingly emerging through everyday work behaviors, not isolated incidents.
Key Findings from the Report:
- 86% of employees say deepfake content is so realistic that it is harder to know what to trust.
- 64% of employees say it’s possible that they could be tricked by AI-enabled attacks.
- Almost six in ten cybersecurity leaders (58%) report that mistakes during everyday work have had the greatest impact on their organization’s cybersecurity in the past 12 months.
- 42% of cybersecurity leaders identify AI-enabled attacks as a key driver of future human-related cybersecurity risks.
- Over a third of employees reported that they commonly source their own agentic AI tools where options are unavailable or restrictive, leaving organizations vulnerable to cyberattacks.
The report shows that organizations making progress are those who prioritize cybersecurity as a culture over a mere function, seamlessly incorporating secure behaviors into daily work. These organizations are creating environments where employees feel safe reporting mistakes, with 89% of employees agreeing. Yet, only 19% of cybersecurity leaders report their…
