Research & Forecasts


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Study: AI Is Reshaping Work While Skills Erosion Remains Top Concern

AI is changing which human capabilities matter most at work, yet employees are reporting that some of those same capabilities are being eroded, according to a new study from IBM.

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Gartner: Worldwide AI Spending to Reach $2.67 Trillion in 2026

The artificial intelligence industry is expected to generate an extraordinary $2.67 trillion in worldwide spending this year, according to a new forecast from Gartner.

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CSA Names Identity, AI Top Cloud Threats

Cloud Security Alliance's 2026 Top Threats report ranks identity as the leading cloud security concern, followed by two new AI-related risks.

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Survey: Agentic AI Moves from Pilot Phase to Production, Bringing Governance to the Forefront

A new report from Caylent, an AI-focused Amazon Web Services Premier Tier Services Partner, found that enterprises are already moving agentic AI beyond pilots and into production environments. At the same time, organizations are putting strict conditions around autonomy, making governance and control the next major challenge for enterprise AI adoption.

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Studies Suggest AI Is Accelerating Familiar Cyber Attacks

Research released around the recent Black Hat USA 2026 conference demonstrates that artificial intelligence is increasing the speed and scale of cybersecurity activity without replacing the attack methods defenders already face.

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Check Point Researchers: AI Has Crossed into the Live Attack Chain

AI is moving beyond assisting cybercriminals and beginning to operate within live attacks, according to a recent report from Check Point Research. The technology is making sophisticated capabilities faster and more accessible while creating new security risks for businesses deploying their own AI systems.

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Cloud Crime on the Rise as Attackers Exploit Trust

CrowdStrike's latest Threat Hunting Report traces a multiyear shift from conventional intrusions toward attacks that exploit trusted identities, cloud services, AI systems, and software dependencies.

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AI Attacks Push Organizations Toward Autonomous Cybersecurity Defense

Artificial intelligence is raising the stakes of cyber conflict as attackers use the technology to accelerate reconnaissance, uncover vulnerabilities, and launch attacks faster than many security teams can respond, according to a new report from agentic AI security company Kai.

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Content Infrastructure, Governance Lag Behind Agentic AI Adoption

AI agents have moved into mainstream enterprise use, but the content infrastructure needed to support them has struggled to keep up, according to a new report from cloud content management company Box.

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Report Emphasizes Importance of Building a Security Culture

While security teams have invested heavily in e-mail protection, endpoint security, and identity controls, new research from Fortra suggests one challenge remains difficult to solve: users.