Organizations have lost $19.5 million on average due to insider risk incidents last year, with 53% or $10.3 million associated with employee negligence concerning shadow AI, Infosecurity Magazine reports.
The 2025 CBEST report, analyzing 13 assessments and regulator-backed penetration tests, identified common weaknesses such as poor access controls, weak passwords, misconfigured systems, and inadequate intrusion detection mechanisms among financial businesses and financial market infrastructures (FMIs).
The World Economic Forum's Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 survey reveals that 94% of respondents believe AI will be the primary driver of cybersecurity change in 2026, and 87% acknowledge an increase in AI-related vulnerabilities.
Palo Alto Networks Chief Security Intel Officer Wendi Whitmore said that AI agents are emerging as a major internal security risk for companies in 2026, as organizations rapidly adopt autonomous tools, according to The Register.
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