Report: 88% of organizations hit an AI agent security incident this year
Nearly half of surveyed organizations now expect agentic AI to be the top attack vector by the end of 2026.
EBElena Brandt
Published 8 Jul 2026, 03:14Updated 28 Jul 2026, 04:271 min read
- ▸88% of organizations reported an AI agent security incident in the past year
- ▸48% expect agentic AI to become the number one attack vector by the end of 2026
- ▸North America accounts for over 45% of reported AI jailbreak incidents
- ▸High enterprise AI adoption in North America is cited as a driver of the concentration
Adoption speed outpacing defense
A near-universal incident rate alongside rising attack-vector expectations suggests enterprise AI agent adoption has, for many organizations, outpaced the security tooling needed to defend the new surface it opened up.
Source: AI Security Directory
