Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the enterprise and cybersecurity landscape. It is exponentially expanding an enterprise attack surface that is already complex and difficult to defend, while also lowering barriers to cybercriminal exploits by helping attackers automate reconnaissance, social engineering, and other stages of the attack lifecycle.
To understand how organizations are managing these opportunities and risks, TrendAI commissioned Sapio Research to survey 3,700 business decision makers and IT decision makers across organizations in APAC, EMEA, and North America. The results reveal a growing gap between the pace of AI adoption and the maturity of governance and oversight frameworks designed to manage the risks.
— TrendAI™, 2026 Q1
Many business leaders know that as AI becomes embedded across their business operations they must have oversight of AI governance, visibility, and control.
Here are five key and recommendations to address the AI security gap in your organization.