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From Hype to Help: How AI Is (Really) Transforming Cybersecurity in 2025

Report

A Global Report on the Real Impact of AI in Security Operations

Executives are all-in on AI. Analysts? Not so much.

This new global report from Exabeam, based on a survey of 1,000 cybersecurity professionals across 17 countries, reveals a growing disconnect between leadership optimism and analyst reality when it comes to artificial intelligence in the SOC.

While 71% of executives say AI has improved productivity, only 22% of analysts — the people closest to the tools — agree.

Download the report to uncover why, and how organizations can close this AI perception gap to drive real operational impact.

Download this report to gain insight into:

• The AI disconnect between executives and analysts — and why it matters
• Where AI delivers the most value today: threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR)
• How security teams are restructuring to adapt to AI and automation
• Regional trends and disparities across North America, India, Middle East, Turkey and Africa (IMETA), the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Asia Pacific and Japan
• What agentic AI is and how it’s reshaping modern security operations
• Key guidance from industry experts on how to bridge strategy and execution

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This report goes beyond the hype to reveal what’s actually happening on the ground. Understand how AI is truly impacting productivity, team structures, and the daily work of security professionals — directly from those experiencing it firsthand.

Discover where AI is delivering value, where it’s falling short, and what’s next.

Download the full report now.