72% of Chief Information Security Officers report a significant increase in attacks, led primarily by AI-powered social engineering.
72% of Chief Information Security Officers report a significant increase in attacks, led primarily by AI-powered social engineering. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Optro in May 2026. It covers topics including AI-Powered Attacks, Social Engineering. The original data appears in Human behavior: The AI risk surface GRC can't ignore. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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72% of Chief Information Security Officers report a significant increase in attacks, led primarily by AI-powered social engineering. This data was published by Optro and covers AI-Powered Attacks, Social Engineering.
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This statistic comes from Human behavior: The AI risk surface GRC can't ignore, published by Optro on May 27, 2026. You can view the original report at https://optro.ai/resources/ebook/human-behavior-the-ai-risk-surface-grc-cant-ignore.
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This statistic relates to AI-Powered Attacks, Social Engineering. Browse more statistics on AI-Powered Attacks or from Optro.