Survey Surfaces Growing Awareness Of AI Security Risks
Barracuda, Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
How AI vulnerabilities are shaping new cybersecurity challenges
Takeaways
- AI vulnerabilities are increasingly shaping cybersecurity challenges, with 87% of surveyed leaders noting heightened security risks in 2025.
- Data leaks and adversarial advancements are the most pressing AI security concerns, according to the global survey.
- 64% of organizations have processes to assess the security of AI tools before deployment, but many tools lack adequate controls.
- Cyber-enabled fraud and phishing risks are rising, alongside concerns about supply chain, software vulnerabilities, and ransomware attacks.
- The expanding attack surface due to AI adoption makes cybersecurity increasingly difficult, with the lack of controls in many AI tools posing significant risks.
- Security governance frameworks for AI are urgently needed, but rapid AI agent adoption may outpace cybersecurity teams' ability to respond, potentially leading to major breaches.
A global survey conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) suggests there is a lot more to the inherent cybersecurity risks that vulnerabilities in artificial intelligence (AI) applications are creating.