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Your AI Is Now Part of Your Attack Surface

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Your AI Is Now Part of Your Attack Surface

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have proliferated in enterprises faster than security controls, with 75% of workers using AI at work and 78% bringing unsanctioned tools that create visibility gaps. Shadow AI and unauthorized agent deployments expose organizations to data leakage, prompt injection attacks, and autonomous agents exceeding their intended scope. Security teams must shift from blocking or ignoring AI activity to treating it as an active attack surface through telemetry monitoring, policy-driven detection logic, and correlated signal analysis.

Why it matters: Security leaders and practitioners need to inventory and monitor AI tool usage today, as one in five organizations has already suffered malicious incidents from shadow AI, and Gartner projects over 40% of enterprises will experience AI-linked security incidents by 2030, with average incident costs reaching $6 million when AI-enabled attacks occur.

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