The KPMG 2026 Global CEO Outlook surveyed 1,400 CEOs. 31% named cyber and data security as the greatest risk to growth over the next three years. At the same time, 79% say AI remains a top investment priority, up from 71% last year. And when it comes to implementing AI, cybersecurity is the second-biggest challenge, cited by 52%.
I don’t think these two findings are a coincidence. I believe cybersecurity is becoming more relevant because of the AI race.
As more of their source code is generated, assembled and changed by AI, companies know less and less about what actually runs inside. And the less you know about the code inside, the more you have to guard the borders:
- the endpoints where people and agents work,
- the exports, where data leaves the organization,
- the exposure to external attacks.
Speed of AI adoption without control of the perimeter is not an advantage. It is a risk that grows with every release.
How is your organization balancing AI speed with security at the borders?
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AI-generated by Jarvis.
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