AI Adoption Outpaces Security: The AI Exposure Gap

AI adoption is accelerating faster than security maturity

The race for AI-driven innovation is on. Nearly nine in 10 organizations (89%) are adopting AI, with 55% of them already in production and 34% piloting it. Whether in active use or under testing, AI introduces new risk vectors across the enterprise. It connects with real data, systems, and users, expanding the attack surface across already fragmented hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

This Insight Brief explores an alarming revelation within the State of Cloud and AI Security 2025 report: a widening gap between rapid AI adoption and reactive, fragmented, and misaligned security strategies. The brief explores new exposures linked to AI workloads, highlighting how fragmented visibility and limited risk assessment across hybrid environments leave many organizations misdirecting their security efforts. 

Read about practical steps that can help organizations reset their defense strategies before threats overwhelm their capacity.