Companies spend more on cybersecurity but still struggle with AI oversight

Dive Brief

Shadow AI remains a persistent problem, even as IT and security budgets grow, according to a DNSFilter report.

Published Nov. 4, 2026

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Dive Brief:

• Companies are failing to close critical cybersecurity gaps related to shadow AI, even as they’re spending more money on security, the security vendor DNSFilter said in a report published on Tuesday.
• Large shares of IT and cybersecurity workers reported a lack of faith in their security governance.
• The survey findings underscore the need for centralized management of companies’ security platforms — a challenge at a time when teams are rushing to buy and install defensive tools.

Dive Insight:

Companies aren’t blind to the cybersecurity threats they face. They know they need to spend more money on firewalls, intrusion-detection systems, identity-management platforms and other technologies. Three-quarters of the 400 IT and cybersecurity workers interviewed for DNSFilter’s report said they’d increased their budgets...

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