1、StateofAIinSecurity&Development20263Introduction4Keyfindings9MainresearchfindingsThe security realityAI adoption and trustToo many vendors,too little securityDeveloper experienceRegional and cultural insights1019304145TM202648ConcludingThoughts49DemographicsThe result is a snapshot of how AI adoptio

2、n,tool sprawl,&dev experience reshape the balance between speed&safety in 2025.This report brings together the voices of the people building and securing todays software.Sapio Research on behalf of Aikido Security,surveyed 450 full-time professionals across Europe and the US:150 developers,150 secur

3、ity leaders(CISOs or equivalent),and 150 application security engineers.Respondents came from a broad mix of industries,company sizes,and team structures,from fast-growing start-ups to global enterprises.Each participant is actively involved in software delivery or security decision-making.By combin

4、ing the perspectives of those writing code,those reviewing and testing it,and those accountable for risk at the top,the survey provides a rare cross-section of the tensions and trade-offs shaping software security today.IntroductionTM2026TM2026Key Findings(01)AI generated code creates real-world ris

5、kAI optimismvs reality96%believe AI will one day write near-perfect secure code,but on average expect it will take 5+years.Only 21%think AI will ever do it without human oversight.90%of organizations expect AI to take over pentesting,with a 5.5-year timeline.TM2026Key Findings1269%of organizations h

6、ave uncovered vulnerabilities introduced by AI-generated code.1 in 5 suffered a serious incident directly tied to it53%would blame security,45%would blame the dev who generated the code.Incidents are the normEurope prevents,USA reactsEU orgs report fewer serious incidents(20%vs 43%US)but more near-m