Economist Enterprise, Rubrik AI Risk Report
Analysis based on 8 articles · First reported Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 25, 2026
The report highlights significant cybersecurity risks introduced by AI agents, which could lead to regulatory fines, supply chain disruption, revenue loss, and reputational damage for organizations. This will likely increase demand for cybersecurity solutions focused on AI agent monitoring, response, and recovery, benefiting companies like Rubrik that offer such services. The findings suggest a shift in cybersecurity spending towards response and recovery, impacting the broader cybersecurity market.
The Economist Group, supported by Rubrik, published a research report titled 'Power without control: Rethinking cybersecurity for the age of agentic AI'. The study, based on a global survey of over 800 business decision-makers, reveals that 98% of organizations have experienced disruptive incidents related to AI agents, and 90% are deploying agents faster than their security teams can evaluate them. The report emphasizes that agentic risk is a business problem, not just a technology problem, with potential consequences including regulatory fines, revenue loss, and reputational damage. It also highlights a lack of preparedness, with two-thirds of organizations lacking full visibility into their AI agents and most cybersecurity budgets still skewed towards prevention rather than response and recovery. Kavitha Mariappan of Rubrik and Vaibhav Sahgal of The Economist Group commented on the findings, stressing the need for full observability, rapid response, and regular testing to achieve cyber resilience in the agentic era.
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