CompTIA: 98% of Firms Rank AI Risk Management Essential
Downers Grove, Ill. – October 15, 2026 -- Some 98% of companies surveyed by CompTIA say risk management is important within organizational AI policies, as the focus of enterprise AI shifts from adoption to execution risk, according to the trade group's new research brief "Practical Implications of AI Safety."
About six in 10 organizations move toward enterprise-wide AI implementation
CompTIA's "Corporate AI Adoption" report found that roughly 60% of organizations are moving from experimentation and individual productivity use cases toward enterprise-wide deployment. Cybersecurity concerns rank as the second-largest challenge to AI adoption. Only finding the right balance between human employees and AI-powered tools and agents ranks higher.
Security-related policy elements draw near-universal support
Among surveyed companies, 96% cited data protection and privacy as important, and 95% cited governance. Risk management led at 98%.