AI adoption is accelerating. Is security keeping pace?
AI is moving beyond experimentation and into everyday enterprise operations. As adoption scales, are security, governance, and accountability keeping up?
Research from CPX, Microsoft, and IDC draws on insights from 175 senior security and technology executives across UAE enterprises. It finds that organizations are moving quickly to capture the value of AI, while the governance and security models surrounding its use are still catching up.
Confidence is high. Readiness is uneven.
- 98% of surveyed security teams have encountered at least one real AI-related security risk.
- 52% of UAE enterprises have AI agents deployed or in active development, yet only 10% consider themselves fully prepared to deploy agentic AI safely.
As AI becomes more autonomous, organizations need clear visibility, defined authority, and evidence that security controls work.
Secure AI starts at the decision table
Only 15% of UAE enterprises give the CISO mandatory approval authority over AI deployments. Just 10% establish security requirements before evaluating an AI solution.
When security enters after key decisions have been made, its ability to shape risk is already limited.
See where UAE enterprises stand and what comes next.
Download the report to examine the accountability gap, emerging AI security risks, and a practical 90-day action plan to strengthen visibility, accountability, and control validation.
