Utimaco Survey Finds 78 of US Companies Name Legacy Data Breaches the Top Gen AI Risk
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ppMar 24 2026 0900 ETppShare this articleppAACHEN Germany and SAN FRANCISCO March 24 2026 PRNewswire Utimaco a leading global provider of IT security solutions commissioned a survey of 250 large US companies ahead of the RSA Conference in San Francisco The survey reveals a risk perception vs preparedness gap in Gen AI 78 of the surveyed companies state that data breaches are the greatest risk associated with generative AI that must be addressed in the next 12 months Yet more than half 57 have not yet implemented countermeasuresppWhen it comes to quantum computing surveyed companies take the threats very seriously with 72 of participants identifying attacks on legacy data as the greatest quantum security risk threequarters 75 have not yet implemented a corresponding solution to address this threatppAI Ubiquitous but often unsecured ppSurvey respondents reported that AI is widely used More than 90 of all respondents stated that AI is used in daily production operations with 12 of respondents indicating that their companies have undergone a transformation The underlying technology stacks remain heterogeneous Nearly twothirds 63 report using a hybrid IT infrastructure with strategic public cloud workloadsppSince AI models and applications use potentially sensitive and confidential data it is important to understand what these environments entail and which security considerations must be addressed According to the OWASP AI Top 10 the most critical include prompt injection disclosure of sensitive information and vulnerabilities in vectors and embeddingppIn these cases sensitive data must be protected throughout the entire AI lifecycle Public LLMs offer no privacy guarantee that prompts or their contents will not be used for training or model improvement Furthermore sensitive content in retrieved data or training datasets must be protected Finally sensitive content should not be disclosed in the outputppNot surprisingly according to respondents data breaches and intellectual property theft are the two biggest security risks in the field of GenAI In the survey 78 stated that data breaches are the biggest problem followed by 77 who are concerned about intellectual property theftppThe quantum security gap ppThe vulnerability of currently existing data is cited as the most significant problem related to threats posed by quantum computers 75 stated that attacks based on the Harvest Now Decrypt Later HNDL principle must be addressed most urgently Today the collection of currently encrypted data is not even necessarily considered a data breach Most web and internet traffic is traditionally encrypted using algorithms such as RSA However RSA is vulnerable to quantum attacks Networks on the internet have peering and mirroring agreements and intercepting encrypted traffic is trivial and practically undetectable Despite concerns about HNDL companies are lagging behind in implementing countermeasures Only 23 have implemented a solutionppAction is needed here and companies should become cryptoagile as soon as possible Cryptoagility refers to the flexibility to add modify or disable PQC algorithms so that data remains protected against quantum threats This flexibility is particularly important for maintaining compatibility with existing infrastructureppData sovereignty prioritized in distributed AI landscapes ppAs models become more powerful the AI lifecycle becomes more distributed with local edge cloud and private data center venues growing in importance Protecting data at all these execution venues throughout the lifecycle requires scalable cryptography and data security With this distributed lifecycle other factors such as data sovereignty also become significant Protecting sensitive customer data emerged as the primary concern relating to data sovereignty with 80 of respondents deeming it very or critically important Even though the United States does not have a national privacy law that requires data encryption or operational residency like GDPR in the EU it is compelling that sovereignty has truly become a global concernppGiven the new risks posed by technologies such as AI and quantum computing data protection and data security require strategic measures Agentbased processes push the boundaries of data and these require strong cryptography at every step within various data pipelines models datasets and execution environments Developing a longterm encryption strategy provides the necessary flexibility to address current data protection threats to AI and future risks posed by quantum computing says Tina Stewart CMO at UtimacoppThe 2026 Utimaco Digital Trust Report a commissioned report by 451 Research from SP Global Energy Horizons found that four out of five respondents said data privacy breaches were the top GenAI security risk but three out of five had not yet deployed or were only in planning phases to deploy solutions to address the risk Similarly for PQC three out of four said exposure of legacy data from quantum security risk while three out of four also had not yet deployed any solution to address the risk ppThe tension between enterprise risk and readiness is real says Justin Lam Industry Analyst at 451 ResearchppThe full 2026 Utimaco Digital Trust Report is available for download hereppUtimaco will be onsite at RSAC 2026 in San Francisco from March 23 to 26 2026 at Booth 4428ppAbout UtimacoppUtimaco is a global platform provider of trusted Cybersecurity and Data Protection solutions and services with headquarters in Aachen Germany and Campbell CA USA Utimaco develops onpremises and cloudbased hardware security modules solutions for key management and data protection as well as Public Warning Systems Utimaco is one of the worlds leading manufacturers in its key market segments400 employees around the globe create innovative solutions and services to protect data identities citizens and digital assets with responsibility for global customers and citizens Customers and partners in many different industries value the reliability and longterm investment security of Utimacos highsecurity products and solutions Find out more on wwwutimacocomppMedia contactppUtimacoSilke Paulussen49 241 1696150email protectedppLogo httpsmmaprnewswirecommedia28644295877932utimacoLogojpgppSOURCE UtimacoppUtimaco a global provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions is proud to announce its Payment HSM asaService Payment HSMaaS is nowppUtimaco a leading global provider of IT security solutions and PQC readiness today announced the release of its PQC readiness survey results TheppComputer ElectronicsppHigh Tech SecurityppComputer SoftwareppComputer SoftwareppDo not sell or share my personal informationp
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ppMar 24 2026 0900 ETppShare this articleppAACHEN Germany and SAN FRANCISCO March 24 2026 PRNewswire Utimaco a leading global provider of IT security solutions commissioned a survey of 250 large US companies ahead of the RSA Conference in San Francisco The survey reveals a risk perception vs preparedness gap in Gen AI 78 of the surveyed companies state that data breaches are the greatest risk associated with generative AI that must be addressed in the next 12 months Yet more than half 57 have not yet implemented countermeasuresppWhen it comes to quantum computing surveyed companies take the threats very seriously with 72 of participants identifying attacks on legacy data as the greatest quantum security risk threequarters 75 have not yet implemented a corresponding solution to address this threatppAI Ubiquitous but often unsecured ppSurvey respondents reported that AI is widely used More than 90 of all respondents stated that AI is used in daily production operations with 12 of respondents indicating that their companies have undergone a transformation The underlying technology stacks remain heterogeneous Nearly twothirds 63 report using a hybrid IT infrastructure with strategic public cloud workloadsppSince AI models and applications use potentially sensitive and confidential data it is important to understand what these environments entail and which security considerations must be addressed According to the OWASP AI Top 10 the most critical include prompt injection disclosure of sensitive information and vulnerabilities in vectors and embeddingppIn these cases sensitive data must be protected throughout the entire AI lifecycle Public LLMs offer no privacy guarantee that prompts or their contents will not be used for training or model improvement Furthermore sensitive content in retrieved data or training datasets must be protected Finally sensitive content should not be disclosed in the outputppNot surprisingly according to respondents data breaches and intellectual property theft are the two biggest security risks in the field of GenAI In the survey 78 stated that data breaches are the biggest problem followed by 77 who are concerned about intellectual property theftppThe quantum security gap ppThe vulnerability of currently existing data is cited as the most significant problem related to threats posed by quantum computers 75 stated that attacks based on the Harvest Now Decrypt Later HNDL principle must be addressed most urgently Today the collection of currently encrypted data is not even necessarily considered a data breach Most web and internet traffic is traditionally encrypted using algorithms such as RSA However RSA is vulnerable to quantum attacks Networks on the internet have peering and mirroring agreements and intercepting encrypted traffic is trivial and practically undetectable Despite concerns about HNDL companies are lagging behind in implementing countermeasures Only 23 have implemented a solutionppAction is needed here and companies should become cryptoagile as soon as possible Cryptoagility refers to the flexibility to add modify or disable PQC algorithms so that data remains protected against quantum threats This flexibility is particularly important for maintaining compatibility with existing infrastructureppData sovereignty prioritized in distributed AI landscapes ppAs models become more powerful the AI lifecycle becomes more distributed with local edge cloud and private data center venues growing in importance Protecting data at all these execution venues throughout the lifecycle requires scalable cryptography and data security With this distributed lifecycle other factors such as data sovereignty also become significant Protecting sensitive customer data emerged as the primary concern relating to data sovereignty with 80 of respondents deeming it very or critically important Even though the United States does not have a national privacy law that requires data encryption or operational residency like GDPR in the EU it is compelling that sovereignty has truly become a global concernppGiven the new risks posed by technologies such as AI and quantum computing data protection and data security require strategic measures Agentbased processes push the boundaries of data and these require strong cryptography at every step within various data pipelines models datasets and execution environments Developing a longterm encryption strategy provides the necessary flexibility to address current data protection threats to AI and future risks posed by quantum computing says Tina Stewart CMO at UtimacoppThe 2026 Utimaco Digital Trust Report a commissioned report by 451 Research from SP Global Energy Horizons found that four out of five respondents said data privacy breaches were the top GenAI security risk but three out of five had not yet deployed or were only in planning phases to deploy solutions to address the risk Similarly for PQC three out of four said exposure of legacy data from quantum security risk while three out of four also had not yet deployed any solution to address the risk ppThe tension between enterprise risk and readiness is real says Justin Lam Industry Analyst at 451 ResearchppThe full 2026 Utimaco Digital Trust Report is available for download hereppUtimaco will be onsite at RSAC 2026 in San Francisco from March 23 to 26 2026 at Booth 4428ppAbout UtimacoppUtimaco is a global platform provider of trusted Cybersecurity and Data Protection solutions and services with headquarters in Aachen Germany and Campbell CA USA Utimaco develops onpremises and cloudbased hardware security modules solutions for key management and data protection as well as Public Warning Systems Utimaco is one of the worlds leading manufacturers in its key market segments400 employees around the globe create innovative solutions and services to protect data identities citizens and digital assets with responsibility for global customers and citizens Customers and partners in many different industries value the reliability and longterm investment security of Utimacos highsecurity products and solutions Find out more on wwwutimacocomppMedia contactppUtimacoSilke Paulussen49 241 1696150email protectedppLogo httpsmmaprnewswirecommedia28644295877932utimacoLogojpgppSOURCE UtimacoppUtimaco a global provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions is proud to announce its Payment HSM asaService Payment HSMaaS is nowppUtimaco a leading global provider of IT security solutions and PQC readiness today announced the release of its PQC readiness survey results TheppComputer ElectronicsppHigh Tech SecurityppComputer SoftwareppComputer SoftwareppDo not sell or share my personal informationp
