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82% of organizations report an increase in AI-enabled attacks over the past year.

Publisher	Optro
Report	The AI oversight gap: Adoption is scaling. Governance controls aren’t
Published	17 March 2026
Topics	AI-enabled Attacks

Published by Optro in The AI oversight gap: Adoption is scaling. Governance controls aren’t, 17 March 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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