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51% of leaders at enterprises cite data quality as the biggest challenge in protecting data in AI, ML, and analytics workflows.

PublisherPerforce Software
ReportThe Third Annual State of Data Compliance and Security Report: 2026 Edition
Published21 July 2026
TopicsData Quality, AI Challenges, Enterprise Security, Data Protection

Published by Perforce Software in The Third Annual State of Data Compliance and Security Report: 2026 Edition, 21 July 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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