Proofpoint Research Reveals Half of Global Organizations Experienced AI Incidents Despite Having AI Security Controls in Place

Proofpoint's 2026 AI and Human Risk Landscape report—based on a survey of over 1,400 security professionals across 12 countries—finds that AI adoption (87% have deployed assistants beyond pilot) is outpacing security readiness: 52% are not fully confident their AI security controls would detect compromised AI, only one-third feel fully prepared to investigate AI-related incidents, and collaboration channels plus tool sprawl are widening the attack surface.