Cisco’s report offers a window into the AI security concerns shaping enterprise adoption, as well as highlights organizations’ expectations about the future of AI-powered cyberattacks. Cybersecurity concerns were one of the biggest reasons why organizations felt they needed to modernize their networks to support AI tools, with 72% of IT leaders citing “increased security risks or an expanded attack surface” as a motivating factor. At the same time, more than three-quarters of respondents to Cisco’s survey said they expect the security risks of AI to increase as companies expand their use of the technology beyond generative activities. A similar share of respondents said AI “has already expanded their attack surface in the last 12 months.”

Full report : IT leaders are worried that security controls aren’t keeping pace with threats to AI systems.