SCW Aug 2026 Main Int - Client Report 2026-Global-AI-Cyber-Maturity-Report -july 29 | Page 11

AI Risk Is Already Inside the Enterprise

This isn ' t a future problem. AI risk is already live, across sanctioned deployments, employee experimentation, embedded copilots, autonomous agents, and third-party services.
Shadow AI You Can ' t Govern What You Can ' t See
Like Shadow IT a decade ago, employees are adopting AI faster than organizations can discover or govern it, and these tools can reach sensitive data, source code, and customer information on their own.
Exposure varies wildly by sector, and the pattern is telling: your bank is safer than your plane or hospital. Not because banks face fewer threats, but because regulation forced them to build the visibility and governance most sectors still lack.
SHADOW AI EXPOSURE BY INDUSTRY
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