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AI Agents Used by 68% of Top-Performing Cybersecurity Teams

New three-year benchmark data from Hack The Box (HTB) shows that 68% of the top 25 cybersecurity teams included an AI agent, despite AI agents accounting for just 2.7% of all participants. The 2026 Global Cyber Skills Benchmark highlights the growing adoption of AI agents among high-performing security teams.

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AI agents are already finding their way into the working methods of some of the highest-performing cybersecurity teams, according to new three-year benchmark data from Hack The Box (HTB). The 2026 Global Cyber Skills Benchmark found that 68% of the top 25 teams included an AI agent, despite AI agents accounting for just 2.7% of […]

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