Lightspeed CISO survey: 79% hit AI incidents, hijacked agents top the threat list
annetgriffin · x · 2026-10-29
A Lightspeed VP CISO survey, highlighted by annetgriffin, reveals:
- Escalating incidents: 79% of CISOs report a confirmed or suspected AI-related incident in the past 12 months (up from 75%), with 99% detecting active AI-driven attack attempts
- Hijacked agents top the rankings: compromised or hijacked internal agents (51%) tie with AI-generated phishing and deepfakes (51%) as the #1 AI-related threat
- Security budgets are expanding while CISO control over governance shrinks, raising questions about who else gets a say over security spending
Implication: as internal agents proliferate, agent hijacking is now a first-class attack surface.
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