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23% of Chief Information Security Officers cite lack of AI security expertise as their top barrier.

Publisher	Optro
Report	Human behavior: The AI risk surface GRC can't ignore
Published	12 May 2026
Topics	Workforce Skills, AI Security

Published by Optro in Human behavior: The AI risk surface GRC can't ignore, 12 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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