Research & Forecasts


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Survey Identifies Data Governance Enforcement Gap for Agentic AI Tools

According to a new survey from identity security company Delinea, 99.7% of IT and security leaders said their organization has a formal policy governing what data AI tools and agents are permitted to access. Yet only about 51% said AI access is checked against those policies in real time.

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Research: Lack of Specialized Infrastructure Is a Top AI Adoption Challenge

Enterprise AI projects are running into infrastructure questions as organizations move from planning toward deployment, according to recent research from Digital Realty.

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AI Ambitions Are Running Into a Network Infrastructure Trust Problem

Network-provider trust concerns are impacting enterprise AI plans, with AI and data-driven projects the most affected initiatives among respondents reporting disruption, according to a report from telecommunications provider Arelion.

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Report: AI's Productivity Gains in Science Tempered by Time Spent Validating Outputs

Artificial intelligence is saving scientists significant amounts of time, but researchers are giving some of those gains back by checking the technology's work, according to a new study involving Google, Google DeepMind, and MIT.

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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.