Klient: KnowBe4 Germany GmbH
Format: Whitepaper
Größe: 28,3 MB
Sprache: Englisch
Datum: 06.07.2026
From Agentic Risk to Human Wins
Building a Culture of Security in the Era of Agentic AI
Cybersecurity has always been more than a technology challenge. It sits at the point where people and technology meet. This is where human behavior often drives risk in ways tools alone cannot fix. AI accelerates these challenges and reshapes how risk shows up in
everyday work.
The role of human behavior in cyber risk has always been recognized by cybersecurity leaders. Yet breaches persist because it is difficult to apply this understanding with real-world conditions. Risk continues to emerge through everyday decisions made under pressure, distraction and uncertainty.
The challenge is now intensifying as the workforce itself changes. Employees no longer work alone. They work alongside agentic AI tools and autonomous agents that generate content, take actions and interact with sensitive data. This has created a new, more complex environment where human and agentic AI behaviors (and risk postures) intersect.
This research explores the shift. We surveyed 800 cybersecurity leaders and 3,200 employees across the globe. This is what they told us about human and agent risk, and whether they think they are ready for what comes next.
Cybersecurity has always been more than a technology challenge. It sits at the point where people and technology meet. This is where human behavior often drives risk in ways tools alone cannot fix. AI accelerates these challenges and reshapes how risk shows up in
everyday work.
The role of human behavior in cyber risk has always been recognized by cybersecurity leaders. Yet breaches persist because it is difficult to apply this understanding with real-world conditions. Risk continues to emerge through everyday decisions made under pressure, distraction and uncertainty.
The challenge is now intensifying as the workforce itself changes. Employees no longer work alone. They work alongside agentic AI tools and autonomous agents that generate content, take actions and interact with sensitive data. This has created a new, more complex environment where human and agentic AI behaviors (and risk postures) intersect.
This research explores the shift. We surveyed 800 cybersecurity leaders and 3,200 employees across the globe. This is what they told us about human and agent risk, and whether they think they are ready for what comes next.
