Funding Has Limited Security Readiness

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A report by Arkose Labs analyzed the gap between “corporate readiness” and security funding. Researchers surveyed 300 security leaders and found a shift in enterprise risk management. While AI agents have become active participants in operational workflows, using legitimate credentials and interacting across systems in ways that closely resemble trusted activity, security and fraud models have not kept pace.

According to the report, enterprise leaders expect near-term impact. Ninety-seven percent of enterprise leaders expect a material AI-agent–driven security or fraud incident within 12 months, with 49% anticipating impact within six months. Organizations allocate an average of about 6% of security budgets to AI-agent risk, and 10% do not track it separately.

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Taelor Sutherland is the Associate Editor at Security magazine. Sutherland covers news affecting enterprise security leaders, from industry events to physical & cybersecurity threats and mitigation tactics. She is also responsible for coordinating and publishing web exclusives, multimedia content, social media posts, and a number of eMagazine departments. Sutherland graduated in 2022 with a BA in English Literature from Agnes Scott College.