AI Adoption in Security Operations: 2026 Industry Insights

AI is now mainstream in security operations, with 40% of teams using it daily, significantly reducing investigation times and enabling threat hunting. However, challenges like alert fatigue, privacy concerns, and the need for human oversight persist.

AI is officially mainstream in security operations. According to Prophet Security's State of AI in Security Operations 2026 report (produced from ViB’s survey of 250+ cybersecurity pros), 40% of security teams now use AI daily. Another 56% are currently testing it out, and only 4% have no plans to adopt it.

For the teams already using AI, what is actually changing? Here are the ten biggest

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