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

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 all registered accounts. The findings provide an early indication of how AI is being incorporated into practical cybersecurity work alongside human expertise.