Executive Summary
LayerX's State of AI Usage Report 2026 finds enterprise AI risk concentrated among a small group of power users and platforms.
What Happened
State of AI Usage Report 2026 (full report here) by LayerX Security reveals the extent of the enterprise AI visibility gap and why most organizations still don't understand where their AI exposure is actually coming from. The research shows that enterprise AI risk is not distributed evenly across users or platforms. Instead, it is heavily concentrated among a small group of AI power users and a
Vulnerability / Attack Technique
Concentrated AI data exposure
Technical Mechanism
Survey and telemetry findings rather than an exploit.
AI Security Category
LLM02:2025 Sensitive Information Disclosure
Relevant Frameworks
RealGround Analysis
Targeting controls at power users gives the most reduction. RealGround analysis: focus monitoring where usage is heaviest.
Recommended Controls
- Identify heavy AI users and apply stronger controls there
Related RealGround Service
AI Security Readiness Assessment · or start with the free AI Agent Security Scanner.
Sources
thehackernews.com: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/new-ai-usage-report-enterprise-ai-risk.html
Summary and analysis written by RealGround from the source above; last updated 2026-10-18.