F5, an application security vendor, recently conducted research into enterprise adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They discovered that while enterprises are adopting AI, they face significant challenges in security, governance and scalability, with only 2 per cent considered highly ready.
In its 2025 State of AI Application Strategy Report, F5 revealed 25 per cent of applications typically use AI, but many organisations lack the robust frameworks needed to scale it securely across operations.
F5 stated highly AI-ready organisations integrate the technology extensively across their app portfolios. In contrast, low-readiness companies use AI in less than a quarter of their apps, typically in siloed or experimental settings. Moderately ready companies use AI in about 33 per cent of applications, with 70 per cent actively using generative models.
On average, 25 per cent of apps use AI. F5 stated 71 per cent of organisations use AI to boost security, but only 31 per cent have deployed specific protections including firewalls.
Data governance remains weak, with just 24 per cent practising continuous data labelling, increasing vulnerability to attacks. F5 noted hybrid cloud environments further complicate governance and expose workflows to added risks.
Most enterprises employ multiple AI models, averaging three per organisation and combining paid models including GPT-4 with open-source alternatives including Meta Platforms’ Llama, Mistral AI variants and Google’s Gemma.
F5 gathered insights from 650 global IT leaders and additional research with 150 AI strategists, representing organisations with at least $200 million in annual revenue.
Source: Mobile World Live
Image Credit: Stock Image
