55% of security, IT, and compliance professionals say AI-related data exposure or misuse is their top breach concern, exceeding concerns about ransomware, IAM failures, or cloud misconfigurations.

May 27, 2026

55% of security, IT, and compliance professionals say AI-related data exposure or misuse is their top breach concern, exceeding concerns about ransomware, IAM failures, or cloud misconfigurations. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Thoropass in May 2026. It covers topics including AI-Related Data Exposure, Breach Risk, Cloud Misconfiguration, IAM Failure, Ransomware. The original data appears in State of Audit and Compliance . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Published on 3/25/2026

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55% of security, IT, and compliance professionals say AI-related data exposure or misuse is their top breach concern, exceeding concerns about ransomware, IAM failures, or cloud misconfigurations. This data was published by Thoropass and covers AI-Related Data Exposure, Breach Risk, Cloud Misconfiguration, IAM Failure, Ransomware.

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This statistic comes from State of Audit and Compliance , published by Thoropass on May 27, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.thoropass.com/learn/state-of-the-audit.

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This statistic relates to AI-Related Data Exposure, Breach Risk, Cloud Misconfiguration, IAM Failure, Ransomware. Browse more statistics on AI-Related Data Exposure or from Thoropass.

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55% of security, IT, and compliance professionals say AI-related data exposure or misuse is their top breach concern, exceeding concerns about ransomware, IAM failures, or cloud misconfigurations.

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