Cloud Security Alliance: 65% of organizations experienced AI agent incidents in past year

According to Cloud Security Alliance research cited by CIO magazine, 65% of organizations reported experiencing at least one AI agent-related incident in the past year, with nearly 50% confirming data leaks tied to unauthorized generative AI use per EY's Technology Pulse Poll. CIO reported that the governance gap is no longer a lack of policies but a lack of controls that work, and that the fix requires minimum viable governance focused on what actually matters rather than additional documentation.