Cyber threats against artificial intelligence (AI) systems are a top threat that business and security leaders say they feel least prepared to address, according to PwC’s 2027 Global Digital Trust Insights survey. Many organizations are taking steps to enhance their cyber defenses, however, the survey found.

Of the 3,934 senior business leaders and technology leaders across 71 countries surveyed, 50% of respondents listed cyberattacks against AI systems as a top threat that they feel least prepared to address. The top three AI-enabled attacks respondents said they’re least prepared to address are “compromise by autonomous botnets” (53%), “adversarial attacks” (52%), and “data poisoning” (52%).

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...