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Majority report AI-related security incidents or vulnerabilities
The majority of companies that deploy AI systems end up shooting themselves in the foot with security, according to DigiCert.
Seventy-eight percent of enterprises report "experiencing AI-related security incidents or identifying AI-related vulnerabilities," the digital identity biz said in a commissioned survey.
Among respondents, 27.7 percent experienced one incident, 21.9 percent experienced multiple incidents, and 28.4 percent had no incidents but identified vulnerabilities, a company spokesperson told The Register. Incident details were not disclosed, but they were caused by AI agents that were unauthorized or misconfigured rather than flaws arising from AI-generated code.
Consistent with its business focus, DigiCert attributes the survey's findings to lack of AI governance.
"We wouldn’t allow an employee to operate without a verified identity," said DigiCert CEO Amit Sinha in a statement. "AI agents should be no different."
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