Security1 hOctober 26, 2026, 20:16

Survey: top AI risk for companies is data leaks via employees

A survey of 209 security professionals by O'Reilly found 49% are most concerned about data leaking through commercial AI tools, not AI-powered attacks. More than half said colleagues at least occasionally put sensitive data into unapproved AI tools.

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Survey: top AI risk for companies is data leaks via employees

49% named data leaks via commercial AI tools as their top AI risk
55% encountered AI-generated phishing in the past year
Over half report sensitive data going into unapproved AI tools
Only 7% said they had no AI skills gap

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