Rising in Cyber identifies the top 30 cybersecurity startups solving the most critical challenges for today's security leaders.
Companies are broken down into three categories: early, mid, and late.
Only privately held companies will be considered, excluding both acquired businesses and public companies
Individual responses will not be attributed or shared, and your contact information will never be shared with vendors or third parties. Participation is voluntary.
This survey is part of Rising in Cyber's ongoing research to better understand how security leaders are approaching AI, agentic systems, and emerging cyber risk. Responses will be analyzed and shared only in aggregated and anonymized form to surface industry-level trends and insights.
1. Which of the following AI specific threats and challenges have you observed in the last 12 months?(Select any that apply)
2. Which of the following AI-based threats are you most concerned about in the next 12 months?(Select up to 3: 0/3)
3. What is your organization's current stance on deploying AI agents in production environments?
4. How would you rate your current tooling for securing AI workloads (including agents, MCP, etc.)?
5. To what extent has the adoption of AI (including generative, agentic AI and AI-driven security tools) introduced cost efficiencies for your security organization over the past 12 months?
6. What percentage of your security budget is currently allocated to supporting AI enablement within your organization?
7. Please indicate how your cybersecurity budget has changed between 2025 and 2026
8. Where do you feel AI has contributed to provide better security, privacy, and compliance for your organization?(Select any that apply)
9. Would you like to receive updates about Rising in Cyber, including our SF event on May 12, 2026?