Two-thirds of cyber threats still require manual resolution
Two-thirds of cyber threats still need humans. Here's why AI agents haven't closed the gap—yet.
Why it matters
Security teams remain bottlenecked on manual triage and alert resolution, revealing where agentic AI could reshape a profession—but hasn't yet at scale. A practitioner should track whether their vendor roadmap targets this workflow gap.
The key facts
8 to knowTwo-thirds of cyber threats require manual resolution
Security teams spending majority of time on reactive alert triage
Manual data gathering consuming team capacity
Proactive threat hunting deprioritized due to reactive workload
Published September 2026 — current state of security operations
Security teams spending majority of time on reactive alert triage and manual data gathering
Limited capacity left for proactive threat hunting
Published Sep 2026 — recent data on agent adoption in security workflows
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Publisher excerpt: Security teams are spending most of their time on reactive alert triage and manual data gathering, with little left over for proactive threat hunting