Gartner: 41% of CISOs Report Deepfake Social Engineering Incidents
Forty-one percent of chief information security officers (CISOs) reported at least one social engineering incident involving a deepfake during an employee audio call in the previous 12 months, and 36% reported one during a video call, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company.
The survey conducted in March-May 2026 on 297 senior leaders of the cybersecurity function (CISO or equivalent) found that AI is increasing the volume, personalization, and credibility of social engineering while reducing the reliability of familiar detection cues.
“Attackers can combine phishing, business email compromise, synthetic media, and aggregated personal context across multiple channels,” said Craig Porter, Director Analyst at Gartner. “Most attacks will continue to rely on users, stolen credentials, weak recovery processes, and familiar technical methods. CISOs must use the same discipline used to assess identity and access risks to combat AI-driven social engineering threats.”
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