Gen AI: Harness the Power, Eliminate the Risk — A Practical Playbook for Securing AI from Day One | Qualys

Summary: A Qualys blog post cites a Bain & Company assessment finding 95% of US companies now use generative AI, up 12 percentage points in a year, and an EY survey in which 48% of tech executives report adopting or fully deploying agentic AI. The post states that nearly 99% of AI-related vulnerabilities are tied to API flaws and that 89% of AI-powered APIs lack secure authentication.
Why it matters: The same adoption curve that puts GenAI in 95% of US companies runs alongside a finding that 89% of AI-powered APIs lack secure authentication, so the exposure sits in the interfaces most teams never put in front of a model review.

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Topics: Vulnerabilities & Patching
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