Security Teams Lean Into AI As Cyber Worker Shortage Persists

Code42's report highlights that organizations—particularly in life sciences—are increasingly adopting AI and generative AI tools to detect and respond to insider threats and intellectual property theft amid chronic cybersecurity staffing shortages. The survey notes rising investigator workload, examples of employee-driven data theft, and widespread concern that AI both helps detection and introduces new exfiltration risks; the report recommends education, visibility, and holistic security controls rather than simple bans.