Survey: Rapid AI Adoption Causes Major Cyber Risk Visibility Gaps

Panorays’ CISO Survey for Third-Party Cyber Risk Management highlights that organizations are adopting AI tools faster than they can be secured, with 60% of CISOs rating AI vendors as uniquely risky yet only 22% having AI-specific vetting policies and just 17% claiming full visibility into third-party vulnerabilities; 60% report increased incidents tied to third-party risks. The report attributes the risk to opaque, closed-source AI systems and user behavior (e.g., sensitive prompts), notes larger enterprises show relatively better policy maturity, and urges tailored onboarding and oversight to mitigate data leakage and compliance issues.