Assume AI cybersecurity attacks are the future: 43% of companies have already experienced it

ZDNET summarizes CDW's 2026 security survey showing widespread exposure to AI-enabled threats—43% reported AI-enhanced or AI-generated phishing and 37% saw AI-augmented malware—while many organizations plan to deploy AI-driven defenses and increase training and controls; the piece frames an emerging AI arms race between attackers and defenders and warns of risks from internal AI misuse.