SHERIDAN, WYOMING - April 14, 2026 - Zscaler has published the ThreatLabz 2026 AI Security Report, documenting how the rapid growth of enterprise AI adoption is producing exploitable security gaps at scale. Drawing on data from the company's inline security cloud - which processes more than 500 billion transactions daily - the report finds that attackers are actively targeting vulnerable AI systems and that accelerated AI deployment is generating new supply chain risks, unmanaged data exposures, and a rising category of embedded AI threats. The findings are positioned as an operational guide for security, IT, and risk teams navigating AI governance decisions in the current planning cycle.
Threat Landscape: What the Data Shows
The ThreatLabz 2026 AI Security Report characterizes enterprise AI adoption as having outpaced security governance, creating three primary risk vectors that threat actors are already exploiting. Vulnerable AI systems embedded in enterprise workflows are being actively targeted, with attackers probing prompt interfaces, model APIs, and AI infrastructure components. The proliferation of employee-initiated AI tool adoption is producing unmanaged data exposures, where sensitive corporate information enters AI pipelines without oversight controls. The report also identifies embedded AI threats - risks introduced when AI components from third-party sources are integrated into production environments - as an emerging supply chain concern. Zscaler frames all three vectors as observed attacker behaviors, not hypothetical risks.
Business Impact
For procurement, security architecture, and risk management teams, the report maps directly to active investment decisions. Zscaler identifies organizations running AI development pipelines, deploying third-party AI applications, or integrating AI into production systems as the highest-exposure groups. The company's AI security product set - covering AI Asset Management, AI Access Security, AI Red Teaming, and AI Guardrails - is positioned as a direct response to the three threat vectors identified. Simultaneously, Zscaler released the ThreatLabz 2026 VPN Risk Report in partnership with Cybersecurity Insiders and the ThreatLabz 2025 Mobile, IoT, and OT Threat Report, extending threat coverage to network access and connected device environments. Security teams consolidating vendor relationships will find the combined research output directly relevant when evaluating zero trust and SASE roadmaps.
Platform Scale and Vendor Recognition
Zscaler holds a 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader designation for Security Service Edge and is recognized as a 2025 Customers' Choice in Gartner Peer Insights for the same category. The platform currently serves 40% of Global 2000 companies, with a Net Promoter Score above 75. Reference deployments include T-Mobile, which completed a Zero Trust Exchange rollout within three months, and Siemens, operating across 360,000 employees in 192 countries. United Airlines is cited as a customer using the platform for evolving threat detection and blocking across more than 350 locations. These enterprise references carry weight for buyers evaluating deployment timelines and integration scope at complex organizations.
ZenithLive 26: Executive Event Series
Zscaler has announced ZenithLive 26, described as the premier AI cybersecurity event for enterprise executives, targeting 2,000-plus attendees. The series spans three regions: June 8-11 in Las Vegas, Nevada; June 15-18 in Vienna, Austria; and September 15-24 across the Asia-Pacific and Japan region. The event positioning - "Where AI Redefines Cyber Security" - signals that Zscaler is using the 2026 event cycle to consolidate executive messaging around AI-era security architecture and zero trust deployment strategy. For enterprise security leaders building multi-year strategy, the series provides structured access to peer benchmarking alongside Zscaler's threat research and product roadmap.
Key facts:
- ThreatLabz 2026 AI Security Report identifies supply chain risks, unmanaged data exposures, and embedded AI threats as active attack vectors
- Zscaler's inline security cloud processes more than 500 billion transactions daily
- 40% of Global 2000 companies use the Zscaler platform; Net Promoter Score above 75
- Zscaler is a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge and a 2025 Customers' Choice in Gartner Peer Insights for SSE
- ZenithLive 26: June 8-11 Las Vegas, June 15-18 Vienna, September 15-24 APJ; targeting 2,000-plus executives