68% of risk leaders foresee data privacy and security issues as the biggest risks from deploying agentic AI.

October 22, 2025

68% of risk leaders foresee data privacy and security issues as the biggest risks from deploying agentic AI. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Riskonnect in October 2025. It covers topics including Risk, Agentic AI. The original data appears in The 2025 New Generation of Risk Report. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Published on 10/22/2025

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68% of risk leaders foresee data privacy and security issues as the biggest risks from deploying agentic AI. This data was published by Riskonnect and covers Risk, Agentic AI.

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This statistic comes from The 2025 New Generation of Risk Report, published by Riskonnect on October 22, 2025. You can view the original report at https://go.riskonnect.com/hubfs/Riskonnect/The_New_Generation_of_Risk_Report2025_Digital.pdf.

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68% of risk leaders foresee data privacy and security issues as the biggest risks from deploying agentic AI.

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